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Contagion (2011) 6.7
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Metascore: 70/100
Reviews: 374 user | 405 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com 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 SoderberghWriter:Scott Z. Burns |
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Cast
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| Marion Cotillard | ... | ||
| Matt Damon | ... | ||
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | ||
| Jude Law | ... | ||
| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | ||
| Kate Winslet | ... | ||
| Bryan Cranston | ... |
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| Jennifer Ehle | ... | ||
| Elliott Gould | ... | ||
| Chin Han | ... | ||
| John Hawkes | ... | ||
| Anna Jacoby-Heron | ... | ||
| Josie Ho | ... | ||
| Sanaa Lathan | ... | ||
| Demetri Martin | ... | ||
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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. Written by garykmcd
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The world goes viral September 9 See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for disturbing content and some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
9 September 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Contagion: The IMAX Experience See more »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
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Dr. Erin Mears: Not really. And stop touching your face, Dave.
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When Dr. Erin Mears is in Minneapolis racing to isolate the infected IMM executive from the bus, she can be seen wearing an N95 mask with an exhaust vent, about to put a similar one on the victim to limit his infectiousness to others. Vented N95 masks have a one-way valve that lets exhaled breath bypass the filtering for easier exhalation. She should be using a non-vented N95 mask on the infected patient. See more »Quotes
Dave: My wife makes me take off my clothes in the garage. Then she leaves out a bucket of warm water and some soap. And then she douses everything in hand sanitizer after I leave. I mean, she's overreacting, right?Dr. Erin Mears: Not really. And stop touching your face, Dave.
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Not much to say that hasn't been already… the critics are right, it is an effective slick movie that may be a bit slight as far as character development but doesn't suffer too badly for it. This is a movie far more about ideas than people and that is not necessarily a bad thing.
Excellent direction from Soderbergh, masterful cinematography, and while there are a few logical mis-steps, the writing more than makes up for that by confounding expectations more than once in truly creative and credible ways.
Unfortunately trailers have many seeking an action thrill-ride, when what it delivers for the most part is a slow boiling suspenseful drama. When will Hollywood learn that setting expectations that don't match the product may sell a few extra tickets in the beginning, but hurts word of mouth and user reviews which are needed for the success of a film beyond the opening weekend.