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...

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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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Steven Soderbergh‘s 2011 thriller CONTAGION was one of his better movies. It successfully translated the procedural nightmare of dealing with an epidemic while not sacrificing quality drama. Instead of making an action movie out of it like OUTBREAK, CONTAGION looked...

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PLOT: The progress of a deadly virus that wreaks worldwide havoc is followed through the interlocking stories of a father (Matt Damon) trying to protect his daughter, an irresponsible blogger (Jude Law) with an agenda, and four doctors (Laurence Fishburne,...

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