Danny Boyle has marked his return to the 28 Days Later franchise with its latest sequel 28 Years Later, which is now out in cinemas.
Of course, if you fancy catching up on some of his previous highlights, Boyle has a stellar filmography to delve into – from "terrifying" hits to upbeat charmers.
To mark the release of 28 Years Later, Digital Spy has rounded up five of the director's best that are airing on TV in the next week or are available to watch online.
127 Hours
This 2010 movie is based on the true story of Aron Ralston, a mountaineer who found himself stuck in a canyon after his right arm was trapped by a boulder. He then takes desperate measures in order to survive – with the film featuring one of the most squeamish scenes ever.
Starring James Franco as Ralston, 127 Hours is Boyle's highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 93% fresh rating on the site, and was called "gut-wrenching" and "inspirational" by the review aggregator.
Airing on Sunday 22 June on Film4 at 11.25pm.
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Slumdog Millionaire
The movie that won Boyle the Best Director Oscar (and swept many more Academy Awards categories), Slumdog Millionaire is based on the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup and follows teenager Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) as he goes on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
There he progressively answers each question correctly, and after being accused of cheating, recounts his life story from slums of Mumbai that reveals why he knows all the answers.
The movie was called an "exhilarating ride" and "feel-good yarn" with "a wild energy" by The Independent, while the Sydney Morning Herald suggested it was Boyle "at the top of his form".
Available to buy and rent digitally on Prime Video, Apple TV and Microsoft Store.
Millions
The 2004 comedy follows a young boy called Damian (Alex Etel) who secretly finds a bag of money in his garden, and alongside his brother decides to spend it without telling their dad (James Nesbitt).
However, he begins to struggle with his morality and how to spend the money, while news of the cash starts to spread around, putting Damian in a difficult situation.
Attracting a strong 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics' consensus labelled it "charming", while Cinema Crazed said it was a "sweet film about struggling with loss, your faith, and family".
Available to buy and rent digitally on Prime Video, Apple TV and Microsoft Store.
28 Days Later
Another 87%-scorer, the first film in the horror series was the last entry that Boyle directed before 28 Years Later.
Starring Cillian Murphy, we follow bike courier Jim as he wakes up from a coma only to discover that London is deserted. He then learns that society has collapsed due to a rage-inducing virus, and crosses paths with a group of survivors.
The film was called a "terrifying zombie movie" in the critics' consensus, while Empire suggested it was "the best purely British horror/science-fiction film in decades" and "the first great apocalypse movie of the new millennium".
Available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
Trainspotting
Boyle's big breakout movie was released back in 1996, and was based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh.
The movie centres on a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, and features many iconic scenes – including Ewan McGregor's "Choose Life" monologue soundtracked to Iggy Pop, and his character Mark Renton diving into a toilet. As well as McGregor, the movie also features breakout performances by Kelly Macdonald, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle.
Trainspotting has gone on to become a classic, with Rotten Tomatoes calling it a "brutal, often times funny, other times terrifying portrayal of drug addiction".
Airing on Monday 23 June on Film4 at 10.50pm.
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