According to the recent reports viewership of virus movies has surged significantly during this COVID-19 outbreak. It’s just fascinating that many of virus outbreak movies on our list has predicted about the ongoing pandemic, but we failed to pay attention to them. We have come up with a list of 10 virus outbreak and pandemic movie for a better understanding of this pandemic.
NOTE : The list is made in a random order
CONTAGION (2011)
IMDB : 6.7
From the Oscar winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh Contagion is a thriller that revolves around the threat of a deadly outbreak of a fatal disease and the people determined to keep it at bay. As the rate of virus affection surges significantly the medical community races to find the cure, in the meantime the struggles faced by the society during pandemic is depicted realistic. With a stellar cast such as Kate Winslet, Matt Damon the performance of characters were extraordinary.
VIRUS (2019)
IMDB : 8
Virus is a Malayalam movie based on true events, revolving around the deadly Nipah virus epidemic scare in Kerala, in 2018. With no vaccination and treatment protocol, the deadly Nipah kills 75% of those affected. Virus movie documents how a small town managed to fight and win the battle Against Nipah Virus. The film can be called as a well-crafted multi-starrer, fictional documentation of Nipah Virus.
OUTBREAK (1995)
IMDB : 6.6
When a deadly virus, carried by a monkey host from the African rain forest is spread through the California, a group of scientists must go beyond limits to find the cure and control the pandemic. Outbreak keeps you in the edge of the seat with its well paced screenplay.
12 MONKEYS (1995)
IMDB : 8
Bruce wills is a prisoner of the state in the year 2035, who can earn parole if he agrees to travel back in time and stop a devastating man made virus plague that has wiped out most of the earth’s population. When arrives in 1990 six years before plague he is imprisoned in a psychiatric facility because his warning sound like mad ravings. It’s a mind bending sci-fi thriller which is set in the pandemic era.
FLU (2013)
IMDB : 6.7
Flu is a South Korean movie where a deadly virus is unleashed in a city near Seoul. A human trafficker ends up spreading the virus and finally found dead in hospital. Within hours, the virus spreads all over the city and death rate goes viral as the infections rate surges rapidly. The whole city is locked with no one getting or out. It’s a nail biting thriller with a piece of South Korean melodrama. A perfect pick during pandemic lockdown.
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RESIDENT EVIL (2002–2017)
Resident Evil franchise consists of six movies over the span from 2002 to 2017. This film deals with a deadly virus outbreak in an underground research facility that is owned by Umbrella Corporation. A military team is sent to contain the outbreak but they discovers every human attacked by virus has turned into flesh eating zombies. The next movies in the franchise deals with the virus spread globally and the battle against it. If you are up for a complete action packed zombie movies then go for it.
28 DAYS LATER (2002)
IMDB : 7.6
This movie was praised as the most frightening movie during the release, it’s the perfect take on zombie horror. After a mysterious virus unleash chaos in United Kingdom, a group of survivors put their abilities and skills to cope with the aftermath of the disaster and to find safe sanctuary. With it’s realistic film making this movie gives the terrifying chills of a horror movie.
WORLD WAR Z (2013)
IMDB : 7
Former United Nations employee Brad Pitt finds himself and his family at the epicenter of a new virus outbreak where a person infected turns into zombie within 10 seconds. A man with his expertise must put himself in a race against time in stopping the virus outbreak and finding the cure. World War Z brings a smart, fast moving thrills and a solid performance from Brad Pitt to the zombie genre.
I AM LEGEND (2007)
IMDB : 7.2
Will Smith is the last healthy human alive in the New York City, but he is not alone. The other humans have become vampire like mutants. By day he is hunter, searching for the undead in ruins and in night he barricades himself inside his home. He is a renowned scientist and is running out of time in finding the cure. Now it’s Will Smith’s turn to save the world. A must watch action packed zombie movie.
CARRIERS (2009)
IMDB : 6
In the aftermath of a globally spread deadly virus, four friends embarks on a journey in finding a safe sanctuary amid the pandemic. Their journey soon turns south when one of the friends is affected and everyone turn on each other. It mostly deals with the stress and emotions of people endure during pandemic. Worth the watch.
