28 Weeks Later

In the brilliant 2003 sci-fi chiller 28 Days Later, animals infected with a lethal rage virus were unleashed upon an unsuspecting London, where they spread their disease to humans who turned berserk. Now in 28 Weeks Later, the rare horror sequel that is even better than the original, the U.S. Army in a "mission accomplished" moment declares the war against the British plague is over and the devastated land can begin to rebuild itself. But when one of the surviving families returns to the eerily deserted city with a little something extra, it soon becomes clear that the virus is alive and well and ready to wreak more havoc than before. With a violent, action-packed script that offers total excitement, this is a scare film that's actually intelligent and doesn't need to ooze gore from every pore to be effective. We guarantee 28 Weeks will make your blood boil on its own terms. This one takes you to the edge and keeps you there, thanks to great acting and direction, not to mention some pretty wicked zombie doings. As the father of a family who managed to escape the virus the first time around, Robert Carlyle gives these very inhumane events a human face as he is thrust into an unending nightmare. Rose Byrne as a renegade military doctor on assignment with the Americans is also effective in this pulse pounder you might want to check out in the lull between swinging superheroes and yo-ho-ho'ing pirates. You may just discover that this is the little sequel that could.