28 Days Later

film by Boyle [2002]

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28 Days Later is a 2002 post-apocalyptic zombie film directed by Danny Boyle. The film depicts the aftermath of a rage-inducing virus that has decimated the United Kingdom, leaving the few survivors to contend with the infected, who are depicted as fast and aggressive. The movie helped launch the career of Cillian Murphy and is noted for its depiction of a more agile and terrifying zombie. The film was a sleeper hit and contributed to the resurgence of zombie-themed entertainment in the early 21st century.12

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Danny Boyle
28 Days Later and Slumdog Millionaire
…with the postapocalyptic zombie film 28 Days Later, which helped launch Cillian Murphy as a leading man. Boyle continued to show his versatility with Millions (2004), a heartwarming story about a motherless boy who finds the proceeds of a bank robbery.
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…with the postapocalyptic zombie film 28 Days Later, which helped launch Cillian Murphy as a leading man. Boyle continued to show his versatility with Millions (2004), a heartwarming story about a motherless boy who finds the proceeds of a bank robbery.
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Alex Garland
Early work in filmmaking
…for the 2002 zombie movie 28 Days Later, reuniting with Boyle as director. His second novel, The Tesseract (1998), was adapted into a 2003 movie of the same name, for which he cowrote the screenplay. He collaborated with Boyle again on Sunshine (2007), about astronauts attempting to reignite a dying…
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…for the 2002 zombie movie 28 Days Later, reuniting with Boyle as director. His second novel, The Tesseract (1998), was adapted into a 2003 movie of the same name, for which he cowrote the screenplay. He collaborated with Boyle again on Sunshine (2007), about astronauts attempting to reignite a dying…
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