Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 14 nominations
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Tien You Chui
- Li Faias Li Fai
- (as Chui Tien You)
- Director
- Writer
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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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. —garykmcd
- Taglines
- The world goes viral September 9
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-13
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaTo promote this film, Warner Bros. Pictures Canada built two giant Petri dishes treated with bacteria and fungi and set them in a Toronto storefront window. Over several days, the bacteria and fungi specimens grew to spell out the name of the film and form biohazard symbols.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- Quotes
Dr. Erin Mears: Somewhere in the world, the wrong pig met up with the wrong bat.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Contagion (2011)
- SoundtracksAmante Del Vino
Written and Performed by Michael J. Thomas
Courtesy of Harbor Breeze Records, by arrangement with Affix Music
Top review
Effective, thought provoking, and mis-marketed.
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.
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.
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- danteism
- Sep 11, 2011
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Contagion
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $75,658,097
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,403,596
- Sep 11, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $136,515,867
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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