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Contagion
2011
· Movie
· 106 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2515
- IMDb #2568
- Google retired #994
- Rotten Tomatoes #2109
- Metacritic #1887
- Letterboxd #2538
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1525
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3130
- Metacritic Critics #1447
- Metacritic Audience #2790
- Criticker #1903
- Douban #1543
- Kinopoisk #3864
- AlloCiné #3327
- Trakt #1995
Every rating
47–90
out of 100
The world faces a deadly viral outbreak that spreads rapidly across the globe. The story follows the efforts of medical professionals and scientists to identify the virus and develop a vaccine, while government officials struggle to contain the rising panic. Simultaneously, the film tracks the virus's impact on society through the eyes of ordinary citizens trying to survive and protect their families.
Details
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Writer
- Scott Z. Burns
- Released
- 8 September 2011
- Country
- United States, United Arab Emirates
- Language
- English, Mandarin, Cantonese
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $60.0M
- Box office
- $137.6M
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Awards
2 wins & 14 nominations total
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