28 Weeks Later vs 28 Years Later

28 Years Later has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 6.6/10 for 28 Weeks Later). 28 Weeks Later is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 55m. 28 Weeks Later is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

28 Weeks Later poster28 Weeks Later2007 VS 28 Years Later poster28 Years Later2025
28 Weeks Later28 Years Later
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 6.7/10
Year20072025
Length1h 40m1h 55m
GenresHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerHorror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJuan Carlos FresnadilloDanny Boyle
Main castEmily Beecham, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, Harold Perrineau, Imogen PootsJodie Comer, Jack O'Connell, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Fulford

Synopsis

28 Weeks Later

Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the Isles, convinced the danger has passed. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

28 Years Later

Twenty-eight years since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one member departs on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but…

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