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1. Outbreak. 1995 2h 7m R. 6.6 (138K) Rate. 64 Metascore. Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey. Director Wolfgang Petersen Stars Dustin Hoffman Rene Russo Morgan Freeman. 2. Contagion. 2011 1h 46m PG-13. 6.8 (317K) Rate. 70 Metascore.
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Apr 6, 2020 · Vulture presents 79 pandemic movies you can binge in quarantine (either mandated or self-imposed), from classics like “Outbreak” and “Contagion” to alt-zombie movies like “Cargo” and ...
- Outbreak (1995) One of the best known pandemic movies and arguably the most popular is Outbreak, a mid-90s action thriller about a deadly, Ebola-like virus that is spreading through parts of California and the United States.
- Contagion (2011) Made in 2011, Contagion is an exceptionally smart (and scary) disaster movie. Why? Because Contagion is something of a sociological study into what people would do (and how they would behave) if they were faced with a real-life pandemic.
- World War Z (2013) Part pandemic, part zombie apocalypse movie, World War Z is a more imaginative take on what could happen if a virus spreads through society...
- 28 Days Later (2002) Set in the city of London (and much like World War Z), 28 Days Later is a post-apocalyptic, post-pandemic zombie movie. In fact, the entire film transpires about one month after the “rage” virus spread throughout the UK.
Sep 9, 2011 · It was a good analysis on how our country, and the world at large, would react to a real medical epidemic. We saw a few overblown pandemics the last few years with H1N1 and swine flu, and I believe this movie is a what-if thought experiment on steroids.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Steven Soderbergh
- 2011-09-09
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- I Am Legend. Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok. 4,595 votes. In this post-apocalyptic thriller, humanity is all but wiped out by a devastating pandemic that turns the infected into feral, nocturnal creatures.
- Dawn of the Dead. Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber. 1,834 votes. As a compelling and horrifying portrayal of a zombie apocalypse, this classic film shows society in chaos as the dead return to life and terrorize the living.
- 28 Days Later. Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley, Naomie Harris. 4,635 votes. This groundbreaking film turns the traditional zombie narrative on its head, portraying the infected as terrifyingly fast and aggressive.
- Outbreak. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman. 4,570 votes. This tense medical thriller centers around the desperate race to control a deadly, Ebola-like virus that threatens a small California town.
Mar 17, 2020 · Maybe these epidemic movies are making what’s actually happening in real life seem less scary. Perhaps the coronavirus has just unleashed this obsession I have with the apocalypse. Either way, my...
OUTBREAK !!! - TOP 30 MOVIES ABOUT EPIDEMICS, PANDEMICS & BIOLOGICAL DISASTERS. by Call-Me-Mr-Smith • Created 4 years ago • Modified 3 years ago. Best 'science'-based movies about epidemics (mostly zombie-free). The list is set in no particular order.
