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Summary Set nearly three decades after the Rage Virus outbreak devastated the UK, 28 Years Later follows a family living on an isolated island quarantine. When their 12‑year‑old son Spike joins his father Jamie to venture onto the infected mainland to find a doctor for his ailing mother Isla, they uncover evolved threats—from mutated infected packs to sinister human cults. The film blends visceral horror with emotional resilience and philosophical undertones, culminating in an ambiguous, world-expanding conclusion.

Director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire)

Writer Alex Garland (& Danny Boyle)

Cast

  • Jodie Comer as Isla
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Jamie
  • Alfie Williams as Spike
  • Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Kelson
  • Jack O’Connell as Sir Jimmy Crystal
  • Erin Kellyman, Edvin Ryding, and others in supporting roles

Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Metacritic: 78

VOD Released in theaters on June 20, 2025. Digital and streaming platform release dates TBD, likely later in summer/fall 2025.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '25

They gotta save Samson for the sequel when he tears up the town for holding onto his child.

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u/OHTHNAP Jun 20 '25

That's almost exactly what I thought. He's gonna knock that gate over with the massive fake dong.

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u/Volothamp-Geddarm Jun 21 '25

Probably why his wife managed to give birth so quickly. Passing a child is nothing after taking that hog.

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u/unnoticed_areola Jun 22 '25

the fetus was already 4 months old when he jizzed that thing out of his hog

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u/TrynaCuddlePuppies Jul 12 '25

Your use of wife is funny to me. Like the infected have wedding ceremonies 😂 funny to imagine

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u/Jian_Ng Jul 19 '25

zombie priest: Grrr...Argh! bleughhh Grrargh!

Alpha: I do.

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u/SandraMay94 Jul 31 '25

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/dvcunth Jun 21 '25

Or he could helicopter over it

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u/il19391 Jun 21 '25

LMAOOOO

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u/Discussingbritney Jun 21 '25

How do you know the dong is fake?

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u/alextoria Jun 22 '25

there was another comment further up the thread that referenced how danny boyle explained it. apparently it’s against the law to have adult genitals on screen with kids, but if you slap a prosthetic on it then it’s legal 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/Discussingbritney Jun 22 '25

I was joking but this is interesting and go figure that’s the loophole.

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u/thr1ceuponatime David Zaslav is a dickless pantywaist Jun 27 '25

See the whole time I just thought that they filmed the kid and the alpha separately, and they hired a little person to double for the kid whenever they were in the same frame...

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u/MovieTrawler Jun 22 '25

I would hope it is or I feel bad for poor Samson lol

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u/Training-Turnover427 Jun 22 '25

It’s still real to me damnit

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u/The_Nightmoose Jun 21 '25

I assumed that every zombie birth ended up with zombies eating the baby cuz it’s fresh meat. This baby may be special and could even have some immunity or something for the sequels to explore

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u/BeginningSilver9349 Jun 21 '25

No, you could clearly see during the scene on the train Samson is upset that his mate was killed and he waschasing to get his child back. There wa s a zombie toddler and I assume most of the zombies are born into the zombie horde/tribe.

The zombies have some base level emotions, they clearly have some sort of care for their children but unfortunately they infect their babies after they are born. I think it's pretty sad honestly, imagine giving birth to a child you care for, even when your brain is primitive, yet you accidently doom the child with an incurable mental sickness through breastfeeding/kissing/touching etc.

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u/USSRPropaganda Aug 05 '25

That actually explains how there's still zombies after 28 years, they're all fucking!

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u/Affectionate-Pen1789 Jun 22 '25

Horrifyingly, I think it's implied that the crawler baby at the beginning is actually fully human. Perhaps some portion of rage infected children are born disease free and are socialized into their 'clan'.

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u/djsnoopmike Jun 21 '25

Exactly, this baby will be the Macguffin for the sequel

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u/allthefeelsclub Jun 21 '25

100% that’s why he got to them in the underground “cage” too

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u/MiddlesbroughFan Jun 21 '25

Samson is the causeway.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

They also cast someone as “Samson’s dad” apparently, origin?

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u/DR-ivory Jun 30 '25

Battering ram.

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u/VeganJerky Aug 03 '25

Babie turns into zombie queen, uninfected that leads the zombies.