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Viral

  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
9.2K
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Viral (2016)
DramaHorrorSci-Fi

Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.

  • Directors
    • Henry Joost
    • Ariel Schulman
  • Writers
    • Barbara Marshall
    • Christopher Landon
  • Stars
    • Sofia Black-D'Elia
    • Lio Tipton
    • Travis Tope
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    9.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Henry Joost
      • Ariel Schulman
    • Writers
      • Barbara Marshall
      • Christopher Landon
    • Stars
      • Sofia Black-D'Elia
      • Lio Tipton
      • Travis Tope
    • 66User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Sofia Black-D'Elia in Viral (2016)
    Lio Tipton in Viral (2016)
    Colson Baker and Lio Tipton in Viral (2016)
    Devlin Wilder in Viral (2016)
    Devlin Wilder in Viral (2016)
    Lio Tipton and Sofia Black-D'Elia in Viral (2016)
    Travis Tope and Sofia Black-D'Elia in Viral (2016)
    Travis Tope and Sofia Black-D'Elia in Viral (2016)
    Lio Tipton in Viral (2016)
    Linzie Gray in Viral (2016)
    Lio Tipton and Sofia Black-D'Elia in Viral (2016)
    Dean Neistat in Viral (2016)

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    Sofia Black-D'Elia
    Sofia Black-D'Elia
    • Emma Drakeford
    Lio Tipton
    Lio Tipton
    • Stacey Drakeford
    • (as Analeigh Tipton)
    Travis Tope
    Travis Tope
    • Evan Klein
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Michael Drakeford
    Colson Baker
    Colson Baker
    • CJ
    John Cothran
    John Cothran
    • Mr. Toomey
    Stoney Westmoreland
    • Bill
    Linzie Gray
    • Gracie Lemay
    Judyann Elder
    Judyann Elder
    • Mrs. Toomey
    Philip Labes
    Philip Labes
    • Gangly Kid
    Brianne Howey
    Brianne Howey
    • Tara Dannelly
    Alexa Fischer
    Alexa Fischer
    • CDC Investigator
    Brendon Eggertsen
    • Party Jock
    Jennifer Say Gan
    Jennifer Say Gan
    • CDC Agent
    Matt Knudsen
    Matt Knudsen
    • CDC Agent
    Dean Neistat
    Dean Neistat
    • Blockade Soldier
    Paul Trunz
    • Coughing Man
    Annie Ellis
    Annie Ellis
    • Nest Hacker #1
    • Directors
      • Henry Joost
      • Ariel Schulman
    • Writers
      • Barbara Marshall
      • Christopher Landon
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    • Trivia
      In May of 2015, the movie was announced to be released in theaters in February 2016, but was later dropped from the schedule. It was released on video on demand (VOD) July 29, 2016.
    • Goofs
      When Emma gets a text message from Stacey on the first day of the story, the date on her phone says Thursday, October 2. When Emma gets a text message from Evan on the night of the following day, her phone display still reads Thursday, October 2 even though story-wise it should be Friday, October 3.
    • Quotes

      Evan Klein: [the Drakeford sisters are confronted by a Evan's infected stepfather] Don't worry... he can no longer see us

    User reviews66

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    3/10
    Had potential....
    Viral starts out interesting and compelling. Forget that it follows every cliché in the book concerning viral outbreak / zombie / infected films. Even the main character was likable. Until the events started to cause uproar and chaos.

    Then suddenly cautious Emma Drakeford (Sofia Black-D'Elia) becomes a total idiot. What is the point of a mask if you keep removing it? I swear she keeps taking that damn thing off at moments where it was needed the most. That kind of stupidity is just infuriating. Her big sister Stacey Drakeford (Analeigh Tipton) is even worse who for some reason can't be bothered to care what is happening around her outside her little world. She gets bored by breaking news reports,warnings and presidential speeches about health care and safety measures. Instead she chooses to ignore what is happening not so far from her home and party instead. She even suggests her little sister shouldn't take things so seriously. Yeah, real good advice Stacey! Still I was fine with that since I was hoping that the film at least would give us something nice on the side to chew on. Like some real hair rising thrilling scenes or some bloody and gruesome action. But no, the jump scares are predictable to a tee. And the few scary or creepy moments that could have been terrifying are ruined by the severe lack of tension or dread. The whole movie suffers from not making it clear how dire the situation is. It relies too much on the imagination of the audience and in this case I find that unacceptable. The clicker zombies or infected sounded too much like the ones in video game Last of Us. I am not sure what to think of that. If directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman have borrowed or were heavily inspired by the fungal zombies of that game would it have hurt them to take it to next level and come with some of their own ideas thrown into the mix to make it more interesting? Predictable monsters are boring. So all you have to do is make them unpredictable to make it fun. These clickers were as scary as fluffy bunnies and cuddly bears.

    I already wasted too many words on this since I can't tell you how disappointed I was. Viral had real potential. But nothing creative has been done to make this film stand out from the rest. If you have seen a million zombie / infected films like I have you expect more. This is a complete waste of your time. So do not watch this!
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    • Apr 14, 2017

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Peste
    • Production companies
      • Blumhouse Productions
      • Busted Shark Productions
      • Chapter One Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $551,760
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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