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Contagion

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
302K
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Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
An action-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.
Play trailer2:33
12 Videos
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DramaThriller
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.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
302K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,611
30
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    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Scott Z. Burns
    • Stars
      • Matt Damon
      • Kate Winslet
      • Jude Law
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Scott Z. Burns
    • Stars
      • Matt Damon
      • Kate Winslet
      • Jude Law
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 897User reviews
    • 286Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 14 nominations

    Videos12

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:33
    Trailer #1
    Contagion
    Trailer 2:27
    Contagion
    Matt Damon
    Interview 4:27
    Matt Damon
    French Trailer
    Promo 2:19
    French Trailer
    "Panic"
    Promo 0:20
    "Panic"
    UK Contagion
    Promo 0:33
    UK Contagion
    French Trailer
    Promo 0:21
    French Trailer
    Swedish Trailer
    Promo 0:30
    Swedish Trailer
    German Trailer
    Promo 0:21
    German Trailer
    Spanish Trailer
    Promo 0:20
    Spanish Trailer
    Italian Trailer
    Promo 2:18
    Italian Trailer
    What Roles Has Matt Damon Turned Down?
    Video 3:27
    What Roles Has Matt Damon Turned Down?

    Photos272

    Marion Cotillard and Chin Han in Contagion (2011)
    Jennifer Ehle in Contagion (2011)
    Steven Soderbergh in Contagion (2011)
    Marion Cotillard and Chin Han in Contagion (2011)
    Marion Cotillard and Chin Han in Contagion (2011)
    Chin Han in Contagion (2011)
    Steven Soderbergh and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
    Steven Soderbergh in Contagion (2011)
    Josie Ho in Contagion (2011)
    Jennifer Ehle and Laurence Fishburne in Contagion (2011)
    Sanaa Lathan in Contagion (2011)
    Marion Cotillard and Chin Han in Contagion (2011)

    Top cast

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    Matt Damon
    Matt Damon
    • Mitch Emhoff
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Dr. Erin Mears
    Jude Law
    Jude Law
    • Alan Krumwiede
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Beth Emhoff
    Tien You Chui
    Tien You Chui
    • Li Fai
    • (as Chui Tien You)
    Josie Ho
    Josie Ho
    • Li Fai's Sister
    Daria Strokous
    Daria Strokous
    • Irina
    Griffin Kane
    Griffin Kane
    • Clark Morrow
    Yoshiaki Kobayashi
    Yoshiaki Kobayashi
    • Japanese Bus Man
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Dr. Ellis Cheever
    John Hawkes
    John Hawkes
    • Roger
    Monique Gabriela Curnen
    Monique Gabriela Curnen
    • Lorraine Vasquez
    Teri McEvoy
    • School Nurse
    Sue Redman
    Sue Redman
    • ER Nurse #1
    Teri Campbell
    • ER Nurse #2
    Stef Tovar
    Stef Tovar
    • Dr. Arrington
    Mary Jo Faraci
    Mary Jo Faraci
    • Social Worker
    Grace Rex
    Grace Rex
    • Carrie Anne
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Scott Z. Burns
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      To 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.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Erin Mears: Somewhere in the world, the wrong pig met up with the wrong bat.

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Contagion (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Amante Del Vino
      Written and Performed by Michael J. Thomas

      Courtesy of Harbor Breeze Records, by arrangement with Affix Music

    User reviews897

    Review
    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    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.
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    • danteism
    • Sep 11, 2011

    FAQ5

    • What is 'Contagion' about?
    • Is 'Contagion' based on a book?
    • Where did Dr Orantes go after she learned the vaccines were placebos?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Arab Emirates
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official 'Control The Contagion' Site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Contagion: The IMAX Experience
    • Filming locations
      • Casablanca, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Participant
      • Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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