The outbreak of the world coronavirus epidemic COVID-2019 is a popular topic in Hollywood cinema. The best films about viruses and epidemics are dynamic and urge viewers to watch what is happening on the screen until the situation resolves. And it is permitted, as a rule, at the end of the film, when practically no one was left alive, with the exception, of course, of the main characters.
If you like to tickle your nerves and get frustrated with heroes rushing about in search of salvation, we offer you a rating of films about viruses and epidemics.
10. Train to Busan (2016)
Cinema Search: 6
IMDB: 7.50
Genre: thriller, action, horror
Country: South Korea
Producer: Yong San Ho
Music: Jang Yong-gyu
Duration: 118 minutes
Girl Su-en wants to go to her mother in Busan for her birthday. On the way, the unexpected happens - a mysterious virus covers the country. The only train that managed to attack the virus is Busan. He will have to fight for survival, 442 km. on my way.
The Busan Train was shot, like most Korean films, in close proximity. This technique brings the viewer closer to what is happening. This is definitely a plus when used properly. The film resembles a terrible dream when you run away somewhere and just can't run ...
9. Infection (2013)
Cinema Search: 5
IMDB:5.30
Genre: thriller, horror, drama
Country: USA
Producer: Eric England
Music: Kevin riple
Duration: 84 minutes
Random connections can bring a lot of unpleasant moments - many know about this, but not everyone remains prudent, especially after drinking alcohol. The young girl, having entered into intimacy with a stranger, did not know what this would turn out for her. What Samantha initially mistook for a sexually transmitted infection turned out to be a nightmare virus, and even doctors don’t know how to deal with it.
Eric England's Infection is a kind of interpretation of the old horror I Am A Zombie. Chronicle of pain. " Unlike the first picture, England does not set herself the task of conveying the feeling of a walking dead man, but masterfully adds to this an attempt to reveal the relationship of Samantha gradually becoming a monster of the heroine with the people around her.
8. Infection (2011)
Cinema Search: 7.5
IMDB: 6.60
Genre: action, thriller, drama, fiction
Country: USA, UAE
Producer: Steven soderberg
Music: Cliff martinez
Duration: 106 minutes
A deadly virus spreads at a frantic speed across the planet. A rallying group of doctors hopes to prevent a global catastrophe. It all started with Thomas Emhoff - the man turned to the hospital for help, because his wife dies literally before his eyes, infected with an unknown virus. As it turned out, just one touch is enough to transmit it ...
There is something unique in Soderberg’s films, he’s a very significant figure in the cinema. His work “Infection” makes the audience cling to the hopeless situation of patients: their pain and their unpreparedness for death. Actors perfectly got used to the role, for which they would like to say a special Thank you.
7. Sector (2016)
Cinema Search: 3.8
IMDB: 2.90
Genre: fantastic
Country: USA
Producer: Josh Ridgway
Music: Wes Poland
Duration: 86 minutes
In the dark world of the film "Sector" crime flourishes. In difficult times, it is difficult to find ways to tame gangs, so crime and violence reign in the world. The bounty hunter will have a difficult task - to find an influential man and his daughter in a dilapidated world.
Intense fantasy cinema will help brighten up the evening, for some time transferring the viewer to the dystopian world.
6. The Gulf (2012)
Cinema Search: 6.5
IMDB: 5.60
Genre: thriller, horror, fiction
Country: USA
Producer: Barry Levinson
Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Duration: 85 minutes
Mankind is very harmful to the outside world: they shoot animals everywhere, extract valuable resources, and cut down forests. According to one theory, people are just parasites on the body of the Earth, and sometimes you need to clean them to get rid of them. Just about this will be discussed in the movie Barry Levinson's "Bay".
In a small town located on the shore of a picturesque bay, a favorable atmosphere reigns, nothing portends trouble. But one day - on Independence Day, a biological disaster falls. The reason was a large release of chicken droppings into the bay. For a rather short time period, marine parasites unknown to humanity began to mutate in water. But the trouble is just beginning ...
5. Media (2009)
Cinema Search: 6
IMDB: 6.00
Genre: thriller, fiction, drama, horror
Country: USA
Producer: David Pastor, Alex Pastor
Music: Peter Found
Duration: 84 minutes
“Media” is not one of those films that drive the viewer out of fear into a corner. David and Alex Pastor created a picture that makes you "delve" in yourself and your thoughts, to imagine how far the world around is far from ideals. Those who want to experience fierce fear are recommended to choose another film - “Media” is clearly not suitable for this, because most likely a tear will shed from him.
An infection has plagued our planet. People die in terrible agony. Four friends were taken aback by an epidemic on the road. In order not to die, they must not stop the car and leave the infected area.
4. The epidemic (2013)
Cinema Search: 6
IMDB: 6.10
Genre: sci-fi, horror, thriller
Country: Spain, France
Producer: Alex Pastor, David Pastor
Music: Fernando Velazquez
Duration: 103 minutes
It is noteworthy that the film "Epidemic" was shot by the same directors as those who shot the film "Media". The fantastic thriller will create a pleasant company for introverts - a film about how agoraphobia began to rule the world - a fear of open space, as a result of which people cannot go outside.
The entire film tells about how to humanity to survive a neuropsychological disease, namely to survive - the film is not dedicated to finding a panacea for the problem.
3. Virus (2013)
Cinema Search: 6.70
IMDB: 7.8
Genre: thriller, fiction, action
Country: Korea
Producer: Kim Sung-soo
Music: Kim tae-sung
Duration: 122 minutes
The story in the film "Virus" carries a variety of emotions: laughter, sadness, tears and so on. Throughout the film, the attitude towards the characters changes - at first one of them can be hated, and later imbued with sympathy and sympathy.
Kim Song-su made a film about how a virus transmitted through the respiratory tract kills people in 36 hours. There is no medicine, so the authorities decide to establish quarantine. The big city is becoming a trap for people forced to fight for survival ...
2. The light of my life (2019)
Cinema Search: 7.2
IMDB: 6.60
Genre: drama, science fiction
Country: USA
Producer: Casey affleck
Music: Daniel hart
Duration: 119 minutes
How does it feel to live in a gloomy and cold world, but with warm smiles and caring for each other? The heroes of the film “The Light of My Life” - Reg and her father, who are the protagonists in the Casey Affleck film, know about this. An exciting movie is not only worth the time spent, but is recommended for viewing.
8 years ago, an unknown virus killed almost all women on Earth. The 12-year-old Reg was high immunity, so the disease did not take her. She and her father travel around North America, only occasionally approaching cities. A man is trying to protect his daughter from the dangers that await them everywhere.
1. Mad Men (2010)
Cinema Search: 7.3
IMDB: 6.50
Genre: thriller horror
Country: USA, UAE
Producer: Breck Eisner
Music: Mark Isham
Duration: 101 minutes
Even the long-beaten topic of viruses and epidemics did not spoil this masterpiece. Thanks to the unpredictable plot and the rapid development of events, the film “Mad Men” keeps the audience in suspense until the very end, which is the key point in a good film.
In the vicinity of the small town of Ogden Marsh, an airplane crashes with a dangerous virus on board. This infection fell into the sewers, after which it began to spread throughout the city. Because the virus spreads at lightning speed, death is waiting for all people. The infected rush to everyone in a row, so the military shoot them and quarantine them.
