28 Weeks Later(2007)
2007 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo · 99 min
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.
Horror · Thriller · Science Fiction
6.65.8k votes
TMDB score
5/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How 28 Weeks Later scares
28 Weeks Later moves fast and rarely lets up, throwing you into chaos within the first few minutes and keeping the panic going through most of its runtime. The fear here is about bodies in danger — being chased, cornered, and torn apart by infected people who move in sudden, violent bursts. There's a real sense of hopelessness and dread hanging over the wider situation, but most of the scares come from raw physical panic rather than quiet unease. It's intense and grim rather than fun, more likely to leave you rattled than smiling.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, 28 Weeks Later rates psychological 3/5, visceral 5/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 5/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 5 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 35 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
Opens with a jolt, eases briefly to set the stage, then builds into an almost nonstop sprint of terror through its back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is 28 Weeks Later?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, 28 Weeks Later rates 5/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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