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- Outbreak. Chances are, if you ask someone to name a movie about a viral pandemic, Outbreak will be the first film the snaps to mind. It's got it all: a tremendous cast, serious '90s flair, and some dubious ideas about how medicine works.
- Carriers. Carriers was one of those low-budget flicks that was made and then sat on the shelf for a few years before release. Chris Pine is one of the lead roles in the film and, after he hit it big with Star Trek, Paramount decided they would give this little viral film a shot.
- Train to Busan. We said we weren't going to let zombie movies invade this list, but Train to Busan gets to be one of the exceptions. We're letting it go for a couple reasons.
- It Comes at Night. Some movies do a great job of letting our imaginations do the heavy lifting. It Comes at Night is one such film — it does a great job of ramping up the tension and then letting you imagine the worst, knowing that each person will come up with their own terrors to make the proceedings even scarier.
- Outbreak (1995) The thrilling drama about a government-orchestrated infection takes over a California town and is poised to ascend to a nationwide epidemic.
- Containment (2016) The canceled CW show starring Chris Wood (Supergirl) saw a resurgence for its resemblance to the hugely successful zombie series The Walking Dead.
- Pandemic (2020) The coronavirus isn’t the only global outbreak we need to fear. In this new Netflix docuseries, we meet the brave men and women on the front lines of potentially global pandemics on a daily basis, exploring every precautionary measure to prevent an outbreak.
- Bird Box (2018)
2. Contagion. 2011 1h 46m PG-13. 6.8 (317K) Rate. 70 Metascore. Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure. Director Steven Soderbergh Stars Matt Damon Kate Winslet Jude Law. 3.
Apr 6, 2020 · 12 Monkeys. Terry Gilliam directed this sci-fi film about a man who is sent back in time from the year 2035 to stop a pandemic that will wipe out most of the world’s population and force the ...
May 1, 2024 · Don't worry about your roots. Over 13K filmgoers have voted on the 50+ films on Best Movies About Disease Outbreaks. Current Top 3: Dawn of the Dead, I Am Legend, 28 Days Later.
- 28 Days Later... (2002) ★★★★ 3 out of 4 stars. From Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Alex Palmer. Rated R.
- Side Effects (2013) ★★★★ 2.8 out of 4 stars. From Steven Soderbergh, starring Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones. Rated R.
- World War Z (2013) ★★★★ 2.8 out of 4 stars. From Marc Forster, starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale. Rated PG-13.
- Outbreak (1995) ★★★★ 2.6 out of 4 stars. From Wolfgang Petersen, starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey. Rated R.
- Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak (Netflix) Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak, is a no-frills, sobering five-part series that’s arrived right on time.
- Outbreak (Netflix) Based on Richard Preston’s bestselling nonfiction book The Hot Zone, this 1995 thriller follows a team of doctors who are racing against time to stop the spread of an airborne, Ebola-adjacent virus through the small town of Cedar Creek, California.
- Contagion (Hulu w/ Cinemax add-on) What if there was a deadly disease that slowly but surely reached every continent, and both governments and public health officials were powerless to stop it?
- 28 Days Later (Hulu) Exposure. Infection. Epidemic. Evacuation. Devastation. Danny Boyle’s 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film shows the destruction of society in just one month after the release of a fatal virus, leaving four survivors to escape the infected while coming to grips with their old lives disappearing.
