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Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, the third installment of the 28 Days Later film series, is playing in theatres worldwide. Like its predecessors, the movie has earned rave reviews from critics and is being admired by many cinephiles and longtime fans of the franchise. Similarly, the A Quiet Place trilogy also received critical acclaim and holds a special place among horror genre enthusiasts. Now, the big question is: Which horror trilogy holds a better average critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes? Let’s find out.
The three acclaimed films of the trilogy—28 Days Later (2002), 28 Weeks Later (2007), and the most recent one, 28 Years Later (2025)—have received Rotten Tomatoes critics’ scores of 87%, 73%, and 89%, respectively. So, the average Rotten Tomatoes score of the trilogy is 83%, which is quite good.
28 days later (2002) dir. danny boyle pic.twitter.com/mN8OSGajOr
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The three films of the much-loved franchise A Quiet Place (2018), A Quiet Place Part II (2021), and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) have received Rotten Tomatoes critics’ scores of 96%, 91%, and 86%, respectively. So, the average Rotten Tomatoes score of the trilogy comes out to be 91%.
As you can see, the average Rotten Tomatoes score of the A Quiet Place trilogy is significantly higher than the 28 Days Later trilogy by 8%. So, A Quiet Place trilogy is the winner here.
A Quiet Place (2018)
Director: John Krasinski
Cinematographer: Charlotte Bruus Christensen pic.twitter.com/2ezm13n1Bp— Cinematic Artistry (@Cinemartistry) April 21, 2019
The post-apocalyptic horror trilogy revolves around the terrifying aftermath of a deadly viral outbreak that turns people into zombie-like killers. The first film, 28 Days Later, follows a man (Cillian Murphy) who wakes up from a coma in a deserted London 28 days after the virus outbreak. The second film, 28 Weeks Later, focuses on the US Army’s efforts to establish a zombie-free safe zone, but not everything goes according to plan. The latest installment, 28 Years Later, follows a survivor from a heavily guarded island who returns to the mainland on a dangerous mission.
This horror trilogy is set in a world infested by killer blind creatures that hunt by sound. The first film, A Quiet Place, starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, is about a family’s struggle to stay alive. The sequel, A Quiet Place Part II, which also features Cillian Murphy in a major role, is about how the surviving members of the family leave their home and try to find other survivors. The third entry, A Quiet Place: Day One, is a prequel that reveals the terrifying first day of the alien invasion.
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