Contagion (2011)

A thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer:

Scott Z. Burns

Stars:

Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Jude Law

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marion Cotillard	...	Dr. Leonora Orantes
Matt Damon	...	Mitch Emhoff
Laurence Fishburne	...	Dr. Ellis Cheever
Jude Law	...	Alan Krumwiede
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Beth Emhoff
Kate Winslet	...	Dr. Erin Mears
Bryan Cranston	...	RADM Lyle Haggerty
Jennifer Ehle	...	Dr. Ally Hextall
Elliott Gould	...	Dr. Ian Sussman
Chin Han	...	Sun Feng
John Hawkes	...	Roger
Anna Jacoby-Heron	...	Jory Emhoff
Josie Ho	...	Li Fai's Sister
Sanaa Lathan	...	Aubrey Cheever
Demetri Martin	...	Dr. David Eisenberg

Storyline

Soon after her return from a business trip to Hong Kong, Beth Emhoff dies from what is a flu or some other type of infection. Her young son dies later the same day. Her husband Mitch however seems immune. Thus begins the spread of a deadly infection. For doctors and administrators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, several days pass before anyone realizes the extent or gravity of this new infection. They must first identify the type of virus in question and then find a means of combating it, a process that will likely take several months. As the contagion spreads to millions of people worldwide, societal order begins to break down as people panic.

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Plot Keywords:

virus | disease | doctor | infection | hong kong | 

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Taglines:

Nothing spreads like fear

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for disturbing content and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de] Warner Bros. [es]

Country:

USA United Arab Emirates

Language:

English Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

9 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Contagion: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,403,596 (USA) (9 September 2011)

Gross:

$75,638,743 (USA) (9 December 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Participant Media, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Connelly was considered to play Beth Emhoff.

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Goofs

When Dr. Cheever leaves Roger's house after vaccinating Roger's son, the first shot shows his car parked on the wrong side of the street, with a huge pile of trash only 3 feet in front of the car. In the next shot from Cheever's point of view, the pile of trash is on the other side of the street, across the street from his car, instead of in front of it.

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Quotes

Alan Krumwiede: It's a bad day to be a rhesus monkey.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits.

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Connections

References Godzilla (1954)

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Soundtracks

"All I Want is You"
Lyrics by Bono
Music by U2
Performed by U2

User Reviews

Realistic, exciting, and well produced, directed ,and acted.

A really good movie about a major epidemic. We get the technical details in what seemed to me to be an accurate presentation without dumbing it down. Yet it was understandable.

We also learn about the various agencies and their priorities and handicaps, and we meet characters who have their own agendas. We get to see the mob psychology has panic breaks out. The cast is excellent, but the all-star actors are not acting in their stereotypical roles. I enjoyed this. Finally, the characters themselves were flawed, each in their own way - like real people. What you see is a very plausible scenario for an epidemic.