28 Days Later vs The Second Arrival

28 Days Later has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 3.8/10 for The Second Arrival). The Second Arrival is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 53m. The Second Arrival is the older of the two (1998 against 2002). Both are horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

28 Days Later poster28 Days Later2002 VS The Second Arrival posterThe Second Arrival1998
28 Days LaterThe Second Arrival
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 3.8/10
Year20021998
Length1h 53m1h 45m
GenresHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerHorror, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorDanny BoyleKevin Tenney
Main castLeo Bill, Cillian Murphy, Ray Panthaki, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher EcclestonJane Sibbett, Patrick Muldoon, Michael Sarrazin, Catherine Blythe, Michael Scherer

Synopsis

28 Days Later

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

The Second Arrival

After Zane Ziminski is found dead five people received envelopes with details of an alien invasion. This group of five includes 3 scientists, Zane's brother Jack, and a reporter. Quickly, the group is down to three and then Jack and Bridget, the reporter. With a small piece of alien technology, they must escape from the aliens, who take human form, and try to convince others that aliens exist.

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