28 Days Later (2003)
28 Days Later is a horror movie about the zombie apocalypse directed by Danny Boyle. After Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma in a deserted hospital in London, he discovers that the city is overrun by the undead, so he joins forces with other survivors to try and make it out alive.
28 Days Later
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Release Date
- June 27, 2003
- Studio(s)
- Searchlight Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Searchlight Pictures
- Cast
- Megan Burns , Cillian Murphy , Christopher Eccleston , Brendan Gleeson , Naomie Harris
- Writers
- Alex Garland
- Runtime
- 113 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- 28 Weeks Later
- Budget
- $8 million
Summary
28 Days Later is a horror movie about the zombie apocalypse directed by Danny Boyle. After Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma in a deserted hospital in London, he discovers that the city is overrun by the undead, so he joins forces with other survivors to try and make it out alive.
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