28 Days Later (2002)

SYFY, 11.00PM ★★★★

 Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic horror shifted the goalposts by replacing George A Romero shambling hordes with zombies who sprint like Usain Bolt and are infected with a rabies-like virus, leading to much quibbling as to whether they qualify as zombies at all. A bike messenger (Cillian Murphy) teams up with some uninfected strays – Brendan Gleeson, Naomie Harris and Megan Burns – and heads for a safe camp.