The pandemic and virus movies had been ushering us to the deadly phenomena around the world for decades. Those feature films have been trying to show us horror, whether in a recent event or the distant future. You are going to get the best out of them to stream in your stay-at-home days. Moreover, it can give you a cathartic feeling in the ongoing epidemic situation.
Top 10 Epidemic and Virus Movies Ever
The Seventh Seal (1957) - Swedish Film - Plague
It is a classical fantasy of Ingmar Bergman. The world-class director shows how deadly the plague was by exhibiting a match between a crusader and his grim reaper. Max von Sydow played the knight while Bengt Ekerot starred the character of grim reaper.
This pandemic-based film wonderfully portrays the spiritual depiction of the silence of the Creator in the pleas of the human being. The film won the special jury prize at the 10th Cannes film festival. This movie still stays at 8.2/10 in IMDb and 93% in RotenTomatoes.
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28 Days Later (2002), British Film - Ebola Outbreak
The rage virus spread all over the town from a lab chimp. The film story then advances with the consequence of this mishap. This post-apocalypse film was directed by the Oscar and Golden Globes winner filmmaker Danne Boyle.
Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns, Brendan Gleeson, and Christopher Eccleston star different roles in this Zombie movie. With a rating of 7.6/10 in IMDb and 87% in RottenTomatoes, this film has acquired an immense influence on the horror genre.
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Resident Evil Franchise (2002-2017) - German-British Film - T-Virus Upsurge
These blockbuster film series has already released six successful movies among them four movies were directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The first one was the sole title as Resident Evil. With continuing it in the prefix, five more films – Apocalypse, Extinction, Afterlife, Retribution, and The Final Chapter – had been released. In all of these films, the appearance of action figure Mila Jovovich was unchanged.
Among these six movies, the first one got the highest rating (6.7) in IMDb and (67%) RottenTomatoes audience score. The 7th movie under this series titled ‘Welcome to the Raccoon City’ is coming on November 24, 2021.
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Children of Men (2006) - American Film - Mass Infertility
This Sci-fi thriller directed by the Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron is not one of the as-usual pandemic and virus movies. It has followed the unprecedented consequences of problems created by people. In this film, several stars including Julianne Moore, Charlie Hunnam, Michael Caine, Pam Ferris, and Chiwetel Ejiofor have depicted a dystopian society with their impeccable acting talents.
The screenplay originates from the novel of the same name written by P. D. James. It got BAFTA awards in two categories and Oscar nominations in three categories. Its IMDb rating is 7.9/10, while the RottenTomatoes rating is 92%.
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Black Death (2010) - German-British Film - Plague
The film Black Death is based on plague-infected England. It is an original screenplay of Dario Poloni. The director Christopher Smith maintained the chronology during every shot. Bunch of gifted stars including Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, and Kimberley Nixon have made this historical drama quite engaging.
The storyline portrays a young monk Osmund who serves as a guide of a group of soldiers heading towards a mysterious village. They soon realized that the darkness they are going to face is beyond the rumor of the necromancer. Its rating is still at 6.4/10 in IMDb and 71% in RottenTomatoes.
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Contagion (2011) - American Film - SARS and Influenza Outbreak
Under the direction of the prolific filmmaker- Steven Soderbergh, this pure virus outbreak film made its way to several nominations in different film fests. Contagion is full of celebrities including Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Bryan Cranston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Sanaa Lathan, and Jennifer Ehle. The movie talks about medical specialists fighting against a lethal virus. This screenplay of Scott Z. Burns has a 6.7/10 rating in IMDb and 82% in RottenTomatoes.
World War Z (2013) - American Film - Solanum Outburst
The main story was taken from a novel titled ‘World War Z’ written by Max Brooks. Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, and Damon Lindelof wrote the screenplay adapting the story. Finally, Marc Forster directed this masterpiece, which is considered as one of the best pandemic and virus movies ever among the zombie movies.
The most sensational actor Brad Pitt was in the production team as well as the movie casts. Its IMDb rating is 7/10, while the RottenTomatoes audience score is 72%.
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Flu (2013) - South Korean Film - Avian Flu Upsurge
With having its Korean-style melodrama, the film ‘Flu’, directed by Kim Sung-Su, has gained popularity all over the world. It evolves with the airborne virus infecting people over the town. Jang Hyuk, Soo Ae, and Ma Dong Seuk did their best to make the story engaging. Even the heart-touching performance of little Park Min-ah will keep you enthralled till the end of this movie. The film is carrying a rating of 6.6/10 in IMDb and a 61% audience score in RottenTomatoes.
Train to Busan (2016) - South Korean Film - SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic
This zombie-apocalypse movie is another Korean masterpiece. It is an impressive story of a father keeping his daughter safe from flesh-eating zombies. At the climax, they get stuck with other people in a Train surrounded by zombies rushing to get inside. In this movie, the prime casts include Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-Seok, Jung Yu-Mi, Choi Woo-Shik, Kim Soo-Ahn, Kim Eui-Sung, and Ahn So-Hee.
This Korean zombie film was premiered under the Midnight Screening at the 69th Cannes film festival. Its IMDb rating is 7.6/10, while the RottenTomatoes audience score is 94%.
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Virus (2019) - Indian Film- Nipah Outbreak
Indian filmmaker Ashiq Abu made this thriller film in the Malayalam language. If follows some brave people who risk saving the city from the life-threatening virus. Basically, this story is based on a true event that claimed to be taken place in Kerala of India in May and June of 2018. The special film casts are Kunchacko Boban, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Tovino Thomas, Revathi, Indrajith Sukumaran, and Sreenath Bhasi. It has still an IMDb rating of 7.9/10.
Summing Up
With some good thrills, these pandemic, epidemic and virus movies direct us about what to do in the desperate moments. Besides causing the extreme adrenaline rush, the storylines of these moves serve as an antidote to your quarantine-imposed loneliness. So, let the movie times be filled with joy while staying home safely during the lockdown period.