Contagion (2011)
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Critic Consensus: Tense, tightly plotted, and bolstered by a stellar cast, Contagion is an exceptionally smart -- and scary -- disaster movie.
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Cast
as Dr. Leonara Orantes
as Mitch Emhoff
as Dr. Ellis Cheever
as Beth Emhoff
as Alan Krumwiede
as Dr. Erin Mears
as RADM Lyle Haggerty
as Aubrey Cheever
as Roger
as Dr. Ally Hextall
as Lorraine Vasquez
as Li Fai
as Li Fai's Sister
as Irina
as Clark Morrow
as Dave
as Dr. David Eisenberg
as Dr. Ian Sussman
as Dennis French
as Japanese Bus Man
as School Nurse
as ER Nurse #1
as ER Nurse #2
as Dr. Arrington
as Social Worker
as Carrie Anne
as Damian Leopold
as WHO Official
as Paramedic
as Jon Neal's Wife
as Minnesota Medical Examiner
as Himself
as Assistant Medical Examiner
as Jory Emhoff
as Minnesota Health #1
as Minnesota Health #2
as Minnesota Health #3
as Minnesota Health #4
as AIMM Employee #1
as AIMM Employee #2
as AIMM Employee #3
as AIMM Employee #4
as Helpful Doctor
as Aaron Barnes
as Sun Feng
as Japanese Official
as Village Man #1
as Village Man #2
as Sussman's Assistant
as Hedge Fund Man in Park
as TV Anchor
as Andrew
as Chinese Health Official #1
as Chinese Health Official #2
as Funeral Director
as Beth's Mother
as Elizabeth Nygaard
as Coughing Man
as Sick Lady
as National Guardsman
as Nun
as Shivering Man
as Morgue Worker
as Himself
as Man With Megaphone
as Hextall's Father
as Home Invasion Thug
as Anthony
as Chef
as Helicopter Pilot
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Critic Reviews for Contagion
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Adopting a clean, chronological and punchy approach, Soderbergh holds a steady eye on panic and chaos. It's a disaster movie with a brain and conscience.
If you're looking for some kind of poetry-some exalted dramatic arc that lifts this narrative out of the ordinary-you won't find it here. Contagion is...gripping from start to finish.
The presence of movie stars helps: their authority is part of what keeps us fascinated by the gruesome fable, juicing it a bit, so that we can actually enjoy it.
Contagion is compelling.
Contagion is the best movie made to date about an epidemic/pandemic.
Along with the stars, Contagion has plenty of scares, though in contrast to Matt Damon and Kate Winslet, they're things you encounter every day.
Audience Reviews for Contagion
A global outbreak of some virus scares the bejesus out of the world. A bevy of movie stars are concerned about it in one way or the other. Whether or not we care depends entirely on if we like the stars or not because we globe hop so much there's little time to develop empathy. "Waitaminnut, there's a star I like, so I'll watch this part." Given the circumstances, no one does really badly.
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A viral epidemic on a worldwide scale is not an original concept but it is nice to see how the film focuses on the search for a cure and the politics involved - until it turns into a basic apocalyptic scenario full of clichés and with a conclusion that is not entirely satisfying.
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More of a serious and adult version of 'Outbreak' really, minus all the glossy Hollywood action and over the top acting from a certain Mr Gooding and Hoffman. This is totally straight and a very accurate depiction of what could happen if a lethal virus outbreak occurred in the present day. To be frank its so realistic its kinda depressing to watch as we all know this is what would happen in a worse case scenario. Filmed in a quite basic manner almost verging on handheld to nail home the stark lines of reality. Its very well made and very well acted by all involved, more of an assemble piece with all stories coming together from various different angles but nothing confusing. Not really a horror or a thriller but more of a documentary type of film really, its certainly more of an informative film than scary film. You watch and you learn how these things start, spread and the repercussions of media coverage...ill use of the internet, word of mouth and how there may always be people who will try to make money from even the most grave situation (but I'm sure most can guess that). There is even the old conspiracy theory side that eventually pops up, inevitably, which fuels the fires of panic. Very good, very real but not the most comfortable watch, these type of films tend to make you itch whilst you watch. Interesting it may be but I wouldn't wanna buy it or watch it again to be honest as there is nothing really entertaining here. Its creepy and kinda harrowing, probably not suppose to be a fun film...but that's just my view.
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Contagion Quotes
| RADM Lyle Haggerty: | We just need to make sure that nobody knows until everybody knows |
| Dr. Ian Sussman: | Blogging is not writing, it's graffiti with punctuation. |
| Dr. Erin Mears: | Stop touching your face, Dave. |
| Dr. Erin Mears: | Don't talk to anyone! Don't touch anyone! |
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