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Synopsis

A messenger on a bicycle awakens from a coma to discover that the world has been invaded by zombies following the outbreak of a virus.

Cast

  • Ralph Fiennes
  • Jack O'Connell
  • Emma Laird
  • Robert Rhodes
  • Erin Kellyman
  • Chi Lewis-Parry
  • Alfie Williams
  • Louis Ashbourne Serkis
  • David Sterne
  • Maura Bird
Moviegoers are saying
"28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" emerges as a triumphant return to form for the franchise, with audiences praising Nia DaCosta's bold directorial vision that diverges completely from Danny Boyle's style while maintaining the series' thematic DNA. Ralph Fiennes delivers what many consider an Oscar-worthy performance, anchoring an anthology-style narrative that brilliantly balances visceral horror with unexpected humor and genuine empathy for its monsters.
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Gore-Comedy
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Reviews

Metacritic

60
Jan 13, 2026

The new film, evocatively shot by Sean Bobbitt, feels like a trivial, if entertaining, diversion on the way to a more substantial closing fall.

Donald Clarke
The Irish Times
80
Jan 13, 2026

This is an exciting, forthright, energised – though very gruesome – film in which there is real human jeopardy and conflict. Non-zombies are more cinematic.

Metacritic review by Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
88
Jan 13, 2026

If there’s one misstep to “The Bone Temple,” it’s the ending, which features a cameo that alters the tenor of the picture’s emotional hostility.

Metacritic review by Robert Daniels
Robert Daniels
RogerEbert.com