28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

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Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later -- but turning that world on its head -- Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) makes a discovery that could change the world as they know it -- and Spike's (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) becomes a nightmare he can't escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the only threat to survival -- the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

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A direct continuation of 28 Years Later that ups the gore while deepening the dread, The Bone Temple is finely adorned by Nia DaCosta's unnerving direction as well as Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell's inspired performances.

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is as hard to look at as it’s hard to look away from -- a mad, visceral mood piece with a surprisingly substantial amount of humanity.

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Maxwell Rabb

Chicago Reader

1d

What makes The Bone Temple the best iteration of the “rage virus” series is how willingly it leans into absurdity.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

2d

3.5/5

...burdened by its gateway role – advancing old threads and establishing new ones – but DaCosta’s direction, Garland’s ideas, and sharp character work keep it compelling.

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

4d

Fiennes’ outrageous pageantry sharpens “The Bone Temple” into a tragedy as opposed to just another bloodbath.

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Jonathan Sim

ComingSoon.net

6h

3/10

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a strange, uneasy, and often frustrating entry in one of modern horror’s most influential franchises.

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress

11h

3.5/5

How's that? Pretty good. Effectively slows down a bit on pace and action, compared to the previous entry, to tell a compelling and sometimes bad-shit crazy set within Danny Boyle's world. Nia DaCosta nailed this one! [Full review in Spanish]

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Mel Campbell

ABC Radio (Australia)

1d

I enjoyed that we spend so much time with Dr Ian Kelson (Fiennes). He's very erudite and humane, which makes for an interesting contrast to the savagery we see elsewhere … There are some magical moments in it as well; it’s not all horror.

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Silas

2h

Humor humanity horror zombies psychosis momento mori

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James

5h

Good movie continuing the plot I guess

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Michael s

9h

Very well done. Alex Garland don’t miss.

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David M

10h

An incredible second chapter of the “28 Years Later” trilogy. It does exactly what a sequel ought to do.

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Kyle F

11h

A creative departure from the series. Let's wrap it up in part 3.

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Christine I

12h

The gore part was good but the movie itself dragged on and the whole “song and dance” to Iron Maiden was kinda cringe. Definitely a movie that can wait to be seen on tv not worth the trip to the theater.

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Synopsis

Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later -- but turning that world on its head -- Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) makes a discovery that could change the world as they know it -- and Spike's (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) becomes a nightmare he can't escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the only threat to survival -- the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

Director: Nia DaCosta
Producer: Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew
Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: DNA Films, Decibel Films, Columbia Pictures
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Gore|Brief Drug Use|Language Throughout|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.8M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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