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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   19,553 votes
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Director:
Danny Boyle
Writer:
John Hodge (written by)
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Release Date:
10 February 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
The award winning thriller that'll bury you with laughs. more
Plot:
Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
14 wins & 1 nomination more
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(31 articles)
Advertorial Feature: British Film In Bloom
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Fall Frights: 28 Days Later (DVD Review)
 (From Fangoria. 1 October 2009, 1:27 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Well-done approach to classic suspense plot. more (109 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for scenes of strong grisly violence, and for some language and nudity.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK more

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Trivia:
The film that Ewan McGregor's character is watching on TV is The Wicker Man (1973). more
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Continuity: Several scenes supposedly take place at night, yet when the stairwell is featured, sunlight is pouring in through the windows. more
Quotes:
Alex Law: [to the Goth girl] When you get up in the morning, how do you decide what shade of black to wear? more
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Referenced in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV) more
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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Well-done approach to classic suspense plot., 8 April 2004
7/10
Author: tommonster3k from New York

Good first feature film from director Danny Boyle and writer John Hodge. A good, solid thriller with a healthy dose of dark humor.

Interesting dynamic among the three principle characters, though their motivations toward each other could have been made more clear.

The age-old plot of ordinary people getting mixed up in an unexpected acquisition of dirty money and finding their worst tendencies coming to light is done with style and clever wit, with a couple of nice twists that I doubt anyone will see coming. (Although, I'm a little hazy on just HOW it ends up that way.)

Boyle is definitely one of the great, stand-out directors of the 90s-and-beyond crowd, in the upper ranks with Tarantino, Fincher, Ritchie, and a few others.

7/10 stars

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