Question 1

Is 28 Weeks Later (2007) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — 28 Weeks Later (2007) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a survival film, it scored 5.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

When did 28 Weeks Later (2007) come out, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

28 Weeks Later (2007)'s US theatrical release date is May 11, 2007. It first became available to watch at home on August 30, 2007.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in 28 Weeks Later (2007)?

Accepted Answer

28 Weeks Later (2007) has 17 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is 28 Weeks Later (2007) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

28 Weeks Later (2007) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 5.0/10 for fear and 3.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 17 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment and eye trauma.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of 28 Weeks Later (2007)?

Accepted Answer

Robert Carlyle plays Donald Harris, Rose Byrne plays Scarlet, Jeremy Renner plays Sergeant Doyle, Harold Perrineau plays Flynn, Catherine McCormack plays Alice, Mackintosh Muggleton plays Andy Harris, Imogen Poots plays Tammy Harris, Idris Elba plays General Stone.

Question 6

What are some films like 28 Weeks Later (2007)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to 28 Weeks Later (2007) on Watch Darkly include Night of the Living Dead (1968), World War Z (2013), The Girl with All the Gifts (2016), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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