Directed by Danny Boyle and released in 2003, 28 Days Later follows a man named Jim who awakens from a coma 28 days after a deadly disease ravages the Earth. As he navigates an empty post-apocalyptic London alone he must learn to survive among the world's infected inhabitants, which are fast, violent, deadly, and highly contagious. It's a film that has introduced a new kind of terror to the horror genre and is among the best horror films of this century.