28 Weeks Later vs Alien: Covenant

28 Weeks Later has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6.2/10 for Alien: Covenant). 28 Weeks Later is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 2m. 28 Weeks Later is the older of the two (2007 against 2017). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

28 Weeks Later poster28 Weeks Later2007 VS Alien: Covenant posterAlien: Covenant2017
28 Weeks LaterAlien: Covenant
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 6.2/10
Year20072017
Length1h 40m2h 2m
GenresHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerHorror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJuan Carlos FresnadilloRidley Scott
Main castEmily Beecham, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, Harold Perrineau, Imogen PootsUli Latukefu, Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Carmen Ejogo, Danny McBride

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.

Alien: Covenant

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

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