As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
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- ZokkiieSeptember 25, 2026Really liked how grounded this feels. The whole outbreak is handled in such a matter-of-fact way that it almost feels like watching a really expensive documentary, and somehow that makes it more unsettling. The cast is obviously stacked, but Kate Winslet, Matt Damon and Jude Law stood out the most for me. The little details about how quickly everything spreads are also really effective, especially the scenes showing how easily people pass germs around without even thinking about it. The downside is that the movie can feel a little cold. There are so many characters and separate storylines that it's hard to get properly attached to anyone, and some of the scientific stuff is more interesting than the actual drama. The Jude Law storyline also feels a bit disconnected from everything else. Still, I really like the clinical style and the way it avoids turning the outbreak into some huge Hollywood spectacle. Smart, tense and surprisingly believable, even if it doesn't always hit emotionally.
- TheMovieWallSeptember 1, 2026I really enjoy apocalypse and pandemic themed movies. This is one of the more enjoyable ones I've seen. You get a great cast of characters from the government do gooders to the slimy journalist trying to take advantage of the situation. As well as the ignorant local government officials worried about their budget. I felt it gave a good potential scenario of what could happen if something of this magnitude happened. You have good people caught in the crossfire with a virus that doesn't care if you are a doctor or a young child it's coming for you unless you. I enjoyed the plot especially the detective like nature of some of the characters as they try and find patient zero. Well worth the watch.
- PapaHamzehJuly 30, 2026I love this movie, and it of course it only got better once much of what occurred in fiction became all too real. Soderbergh always does well with pacing! There are criticisms to be had, sure, but none I care to commit to paper.
- Christopher PucknellApril 28, 2025A shockingly accurate depcition of a modern nightmare; what if Covid was real?
- Grant FitzsimmonsMay 18, 2026Pretty accurate if this were to happen in real life as we all have seen similarities with the covid pandemic.also people profiting from the crisis pretty accurate to 😆
- PatrikStarOctober 5, 2025Soderburgh gets straight to the point and delivers it dry Great documantary! :)
- Kluge Philly/LinuxMay 6, 2026Really worth the watch. Even though it was released in 2011, its similarities to what happened during COVID-19 are almost spooky.
- Oʂɯαʅԃσ RσყҽƚƚMarch 31, 2026Stephen Soderbergh's latest direction, "Contagion" (2011), even though bringing less than expected excitement, is an absorbing movie to watch, efficient as a social and behavioural study, but no less as an accomplished collection of individual case studies, offering sufficiently thought-provoking arguments.
- jackmeatDecember 22, 2024My quick rating - 6,8/10. Not only extremely timely for what is going on right now but also very well made. The acting in this one is top-notch notch as everyone has to act out the urgency throughout when faced with an epidemic of mass proportions running out of control. The whole scenario is well thought out and again sounds similar to what initially the COVID beliefs were. The way the whole movie plays out keeps you on the edge of your seat and in the last few moments of the flick, they quickly show you just how easy the whole thing was, and how it began. Wonderful film work in how it is all just summed up and lets you breathe.
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Contagion was released on September 8, 2011.
Contagion was directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Contagion has a runtime of 1h 46m.
Contagion was produced by Michael H. Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Gregory Jacobs.
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
The key characters in Contagion are Leonora Orantes (Marion Cotillard), Mitch Emhoff (Matt Damon), Ellis Cheever (Laurence Fishburne).
Contagion is rated PG-13.
Contagion is a Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction film.
Contagion has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10.
Contagion had a budget of $60M.
Contagion has made $137.6M at the box office.