28 Weeks Later vs The Arrival
28 Weeks Later has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6/10 for The Arrival). 28 Weeks Later is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 55m. The Arrival is the older of the two (1996 against 2007). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
28 Weeks Later
The Arrival| 28 Weeks Later | The Arrival | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | David Twohy |
| Main cast | Emily Beecham, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, Harold Perrineau, Imogen Poots | Richard Schiff, Teri Polo, Leon Rippy, Phyllis Applegate, Charlie Sheen |
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.
The Arrival
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.
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