2011
Contagion
Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction

6.6
USER SCORE
6559 VOTES
STATUS
Released
LANGUAGE
English
BUDGET
$60,000,000.00
PRODUCTION
Participant, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Double Feature Films, Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures
OVERVIEW
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
REVIEWS
markuspm
June 23, 2021
N/A
Since watching this movie I think I feel differently when people around me start sneezing.
talisencrw
June 23, 2021
9.0
I have a special place in my heart for the medical thriller. Looking back, I believe it stems both from being sick a lot when I was a kid, and from really enjoying great ones over the years, like 'Coma' and 'Outbreak'. As well, more recently I remember the panic both my son's mother and I tended to have when our son was born during the SARS epidemic back in 2003. Needless to say, when one of these films comes along, it's only a matter of time before it crosses my path. Director Soderbergh is intelligent enough to really make this material work, going at it from every conceivable angle (and many inconceivable ones!) yet still giving it coherence in a decent runtime (not a Bay-esque three hours) and there's enough star power to keep one's attention. The best kind of review for these sort of films is that it leaves you thinking twice before you have an affair, or even throw out your Kleenex, and that's specifically what Soderbergh's work here does.
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