28 Years Later vs The Arrival
28 Years Later has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 6/10 for The Arrival). The Arrival is the older of the two (1996 against 2025). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| 28 Years Later | The Arrival | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Danny Boyle | David Twohy |
| Main cast | Jodie Comer, Jack O'Connell, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Fulford | Richard Schiff, Teri Polo, Leon Rippy, Phyllis Applegate, Charlie Sheen |
Synopsis
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…
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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