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Carriers

  • 20092009
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
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Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp, and Chris Pine in Carriers (2009)
Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.
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As a lethal virus spreads globally, four friends seek a reputed plague-free haven. But while avoiding the infected, the travelers turn on one another.As a lethal virus spreads globally, four friends seek a reputed plague-free haven. But while avoiding the infected, the travelers turn on one another.As a lethal virus spreads globally, four friends seek a reputed plague-free haven. But while avoiding the infected, the travelers turn on one another.

IMDb RATING
6.0/10
46K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,696
2,495
  • Directors
    • David Pastor
    • Àlex Pastor
  • Writers
    • Àlex Pastor
    • David Pastor
  • Stars
    • Chris Pine
    • Piper Perabo
    • Lou Taylor Pucci
Top credits
  • Directors
    • David Pastor
    • Àlex Pastor
  • Writers
    • Àlex Pastor
    • David Pastor
  • Stars
    • Chris Pine
    • Piper Perabo
    • Lou Taylor Pucci
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 175User reviews
    • 88Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Chris Pine
    Chris Pine
    • Brianas Brian
    Piper Perabo
    Piper Perabo
    • Bobbyas Bobby
    Lou Taylor Pucci
    Lou Taylor Pucci
    • Dannyas Danny
    Emily VanCamp
    Emily VanCamp
    • Kateas Kate
    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Frankas Frank
    Kiernan Shipka
    Kiernan Shipka
    • Jodieas Jodie
    Ron McClary
    Ron McClary
    • Preacheras Preacher
    • (voice)
    Mark Moses
    Mark Moses
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Josh Berry
    Josh Berry
    • Survivalistas Survivalist
    Tim D. Janis
    Tim D. Janis
    • Survivalistas Survivalist
    • (as Tim Janis)
    Dale Malley
    • Survivalistas Survivalist
    Dylan Kenin
    Dylan Kenin
    • Tomas Tom
    LeAnne Lynch
    • Roseas Rose
    Jan Cunningham
    • Passengeras Passenger
    Mary Peterson
    • Laura Merkinas Laura Merkin
    • (voice)
    Sequoyah Adams-Rice
    • Sick Childas Sick Child
    • (uncredited)
    Brighid Fleming
    Brighid Fleming
    • Sick childas Sick child
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • David Pastor
      • Àlex Pastor
    • Writers
      • Àlex Pastor
      • David Pastor
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    Storyline

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    In a world devastated by an outbreak, Brian, his girlfriend Bobby, his brother Danny and their friend, Kate, are heading to a beach where the brothers spent their childhood vacations expecting it to be a sanctuary. When their car breaks down on the road in the desert, they negotiate with a man called Frank, who is also stranded but without gas. He is trying to get his daughter Jodie to the hospital (she is infected with a disease of some kind), they all decide to travel together. During the journey, massive moral dilemmas arise, as events head into a downward spiral. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • post apocalypse
    • closing monologue
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      • The rules are simple. You break them, you die...
    • Genres
      • Action
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      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing content and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Though filmed in late 2006, Carriers was not released by Paramount until September 2009, following the success of Chris Pine's appearance in Star Trek (2009), released earlier in 2009.
    • Goofs
      At the golf resort, characters cock their shotguns, indicating they've been walking around with unloaded weapons. Then they keep cocking them. No live rounds are heard hitting the floor, so evidently they're all carrying empty weapons.
    • Quotes

      Doctor: Sometimes choosing life is just choosing a more painful form of death.

    • Alternate versions
      The German Blu-ray and DVD release contains hard language and more bloody violence than the PG-13 Rated U.S. version.
    • Connections
      Featured in WhatCulture Originals: 10 More Underrated Horror Movies You Need To Watch (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Disco 1
      Written by Jed Kurzel and Anthony Johnsen

      Performed by The Mess Hall

      Courtesy of Shock Records

    User reviews175

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Just as it begins to 'carry' you away, the credits roll...
    The key, unequivocal problem with the Pastor Brothers film 'Carriers' is that it just doesn't go anywhere: it begins, eighty minutes go by, and then the credits roll. The narrative just trudges along from start to finish without further challenging the audience or without placing further emphasis on the dramatic choices at hand. Which is disappointing as this film had a lot of unearthed potential that would have certainly set it apart from simply being 'just another zombie/pandemic' film. Instead, it is unfortunately, just another viral pandemic flick.

    Brian (Chris Pine), his brother Danny (Lou Pucci) and their two female friends Bobby (Piper Perabo) and Kate (Emily VanCamp) are your four typical just-out-of-college kids who are on the road to nowhere, literally. After a viral outbreak incapacitates almost the entire population of the United States and potentially the world, they decide to hit the road and hopefully find somewhere to stay or somebody to engage with who is free of the virus.

    'Carriers' would be more aptly placed in the drama genre than the horror or thriller section of the local video store as nothing as note actually takes place in regards to the latter genres. There are maybe two or three scenes ranging from two to three minutes in length which contain some suspenseful elements, however the rest of the film is rather conventional. Even regarding the lack of blood and on screen violence, after all, the central on screen element is the deteriorating relationships between the characters.

    When the teens encounter Frank (Christopher Meloni) and his infected, young daughter Jodie (Kiernan Shipka) in the middle of a desolate stretch of road just waiting for somebody to "lend them some fuel," the first of a few moralistic situations are shoved towards the audience. Would you leave them? Would you help them? The crux of 'Carriers' is based around one simple principle; don't help anybody infected, not matter how young or how vulnerable they are and YOU will stay alive. And it's how the characters engage with these various situations which they encounter along their journey, and this manages to breathe a little life into this heavily deflated film.

    Chris Pine, pre Star Trek, gives a brilliant performance as the brother who has had the emotional consciousness beaten out of him throughout the pandemic to the point the where the survival of himself and his younger brother is the only objective. While Lou Pucci, who portrays Brian's younger brother Danny, also pulls out an equally inspiring performance as the younger brother who is constantly fighting with his conscience with regards to the tough decisions that Brian has to make.

    If Alex and David Pastor were given the opportunity to go back and shoot around thirty-to-forty minutes worth of extra footage, then 'Carriers' would have the potential to be a very good film. Instead, however, we are left with a film so short in length that once we have just connected and engaged with the characters and their desperate situations the credits begin to roll and the lights come up leaving you feeling incredibly empty inside and asking one brief question; "Is that it?"
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2009 (Indonesia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Spain)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Untitled Pastor Brothers Project
    • Filming locations
      • Sandollar Sity Beach House Rentals, Port Aransas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Vantage
      • Likely Story
      • This Is That Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $104,352
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $76,857
      • Sep 6, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,805,279
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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