Contagion

Theatrical - Wide 2011-09-09

Cast Marion Cotillard Matt Damon Laurence Fishburne Jude Law Gwyneth Paltrow Kate Winslet Bryan Cranston Sanaa Lathan
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Written by Scott Burns

Genres: Thriller

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“Contagion” follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the... See more same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.

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Contagion: Soderbergh developing philosophical sequel to pandemic thriller

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Director Steven Soderbergh's pandemic thriller Contagion (watch it HERE) was released in 2011 to solid box office and positive critical response, and nine years later it started getting renewed attention as people decided to revisit it, or watch it for...

Soderbergh says “philosophical” Contagion sequel is in early development

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Contagion may have been well-received upon its release but I don't think anyone could've predicted the resurgence the film would get nine years later as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take shape nationwide. By March of this year, the movie was the...

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Contagion: Soderbergh developing philosophical sequel to pandemic thriller

Director Steven Soderbergh's pandemic thriller Contagion (watch it HERE) was released in 2011 to solid box office and positive critical response, and nine years later it started getting renewed attention as people decided to revisit it, or watch it for...

Posted 5 years ago

All Articles

Soderbergh says “philosophical” Contagion sequel is in early development

Posted 5 years ago

Contagion may have been well-received upon its release but I don't think anyone could've predicted the resurgence the film would get nine years later as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take shape nationwide. By March of this year, the movie was the...

Steven Soderbergh doesn’t believe movie theaters will go extinct

Posted 5 years ago

The future of the movie theater business is the topic of hot conversation because the COVID-19 pandemic has put into question just how viable exhibition will be as movie theaters nationwide remain shuttered and studios have pursued other options to...

Contagion: Jude Law was warned while filming a similar pandemic was coming

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Back in 2011, Steven Soderbergh directed the pandemic thriller CONTAGION and he probably had no idea that we'd basically be living that movie in 2020. As COVID-19 has shuttered Hollywood productions since March, the big question that has to be...

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