Name: 28 Years Later at the Rio Theatre
Start: 2025-08-24T21:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-08-24T23:30:00-07:00
Location: The Rio Theatre

Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle and Oscar-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 YEARS LATER, a terrifying new “auteur horror” story set in the world created by 28 DAYS LATER. It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well. With Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes.
“If you feared Boyle and Garland might play it safe with their now-seemingly-precious IP, ’28 Years Later’ sufficiently proves otherwise. There’s enough creative gristle to chew on and more than enough to stoke curiosity for what’s next.” (Filmspotting)
“At its heart, ’28 Years Later’ is a Stephen King-esque coming-of-age story where death becomes a rite of passage for a child who is surrounded by the undead, anchored by young star Alfie Williams’s tender and revelatory performance.” (Globe and Mail)
“Boyle reinvents the zombie movie as a bloody pop-art installation. (Time Out)
“Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland are back to make sure this third episode of their auteur-horror franchise provides scares and scenery in the right proportions to whet appetites for the rest of an already-planned trilogy. Consider mine whetted.” (NPR)
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Friday, August 22
Doors 8:15 pm | Movie 8:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets: https://riotheatretickets.ca/events/37244-28-years-later
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Sunday, August 24
Doors 9:10 pm | Movie 9:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets: https://riotheatretickets.ca/events/38082-28-years-later
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Tuesday, August 26 Final Screening!
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets: https://riotheatretickets.ca/events/38464-28-years-later
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28 YEARS LATER (Danny Boyle, 2025 / 14A / 115 mins) A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.
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