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About this movie

Genres:
Science Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure
Language:
English
Running time:
1:46:21
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Matt Damon
  2. Gwyneth Paltrow
  3. Jude Law
  4. Kate Winslet
  5. Laurence Fishburne
  6. Marion Cotillard

Directors

  1. Steven Soderbergh

Producers

  1. Michael Shamberg
  2. Stacey Sher
  3. Gregory Jacobs

Writers

  1. Scott Z. Burns

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When Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) returns to Minneapolis from business in Hong Kong, what she thought was jet lag takes a virulent turn. Two days later, she's dead in the ER and the doctors tell her shocked and grieving husband (Matt Damon) they have no idea why. Soon more cases are reported as the virus begins to spread. Researchers mobilize to break the code of this unique biological pathogen as it continues to mutate. Deputy Director Cheev... When Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) returns to Minneapolis from business in Hong Kong, what she thought was jet lag takes a virulent turn. Two days later, she's dead in the ER and the doctors tell her shocked and grieving husband (Matt Damon) they have no idea why. Soon more cases are reported as the virus begins to spread. Researchers mobilize to break the code of this unique biological pathogen as it continues to mutate. Deputy Director Cheever (Laurence Fishburne) tries to allay the growing panic despite his own personal concerns, and must send a brave young doctor (Kate Winslet) into harm's way. As the death toll escalates and people struggle to protect themselves and their loved ones in a society breaking down, one activist blogger (Jude Law) claims the public isn't getting the truth about what's really going on, and sets off an epidemic of paranoia and fear as infectious as the virus itself. MPAA Rating: PG-13 © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

84%Tomatometer score: 84% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile A surprisingly clinical work.... it asks each of us: what would I do, and would I be proud of it? Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile A concise and complex screenplay that is circular in structure and rarely lags as it canvasses the natural unravelling of society and the glue that bonds humanity together Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] The all-star disaster-movie genre is taken out of the 1970s and given a stylish and largely persuasive 21st century makeover by director and cinematographer Steven Soderbergh. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Erin Free, FILMINK (Australia) An intelligent, emotionally driven ensemble film that we have come to expect from Soderbergh. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Craig Mathieson, sbs.com.au The film wraps up tightly and somewhat too quickly, but it's a delight to experience Soderbergh at the top of his game. Full review External link
  6. Positive review
    David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia) It's terrific. I was really impressed with this film and I think it's one of the best things he's done actually. Full review External link
  7. Positive review
    Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia) This almost documentary-like film is dramatic without being melodramatic. I was impressed with the almost existential approach of Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns. Full review External link
  8. Negative review
    Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia) Think of Wolfgang Petersen's magnificently entertaining 1995 virus-on-the-rampage adventure Outbreak, take out the drama, excitement and involving characters, and that's Contagion in a nutshell. Full review External link
  9. Positive review
    Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia) The film addresses its grim subject in a cool, matter-of-fact way. Full review External link
  10. Positive review
    Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald Contagion is what happens when a disaster movie gets sent to the headmaster for bad behaviour. Full review External link
  11. Positive review
    Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia) While Contagion would never be classified as entertaining or enlightening, it does make an impact. Full review External link

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