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The Plague
2025
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Every rating
64–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is IMDb on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 88, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A deadly and highly contagious virus emerges in a major global city, leading to a rapid and strict government quarantine. The film focuses on a single apartment building, where residents from all walks of life are trapped together. As resources dwindle and fear spreads, the social order within the building breaks down. Alliances form and shatter, revealing the best and worst of human nature under the pressure of extreme isolation and existential threat.
Details
- Director
- Charlie Polinger
- Writer
- Charlie Polinger
- Released
- 24 December 2025
- Country
- United States, United Arab Emirates
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $695.5K
- Awards
- 13 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (33) →
Awards & nominations
See all 34 →3 major awards won · 13 wins from 34 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2026 | Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film | Charlie Polinger | Winner |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Kayo Martin | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Best Sound Creation Award | The Plague | Winner |
| Critics Choice Awards 2026 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Everett Blunck | Nominee |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Feature | Derek Dauchy, Joel Edgerton, Roy Lee, Lucy McKendrick, Steven Schneider, and Lizzie Shapiro | Nominee |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Lead Performance | Everett Blunck | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Un Certain Regard Award | Charlie Polinger | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Camera d'Or | Charlie Polinger | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sound Creation Award | The Plague | Winner |
| Camera d'Or | Charlie Polinger | Nominee |
| Un Certain Regard Award | Charlie Polinger | Nominee |
Film Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Kayo Martin | Winner |
| Best Feature | Derek Dauchy, Joel Edgerton, Roy Lee, Lucy McKendrick, Steven Schneider, and Lizzie Shapiro | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Everett Blunck | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film | Charlie Polinger | Winner |
Critics Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Everett Blunck | Nominee |
Woodstock Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing, Narrative | Simon Njoo | Winner |
| Best Feature, Narrative | The Plague | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Steven Breckon | Nominee |
Deauville American Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Critics Prize | The Plague | Winner |
| Grand Prize | The Plague | Winner |
Sitges Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, Joel Edgerton, Lucas Adler, Caden Burris, Lennox Espy, Elliott Heffernan, Kolton Lee | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | The Plague | Nominee |
Calgary International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Jury Prize | The Plague | Winner |
Denver Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Director Prize | Charlie Polinger | Winner |
Fantastic Fest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Picture (Main Competition) | The Plague | Winner |
Orcas Island Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award | Charlie Polinger | Winner |
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Charlie Polinger | Winner |
Indiana Film Journalists Association
10 nominations
| Best Cinematography | The Plague | Nominee |
| Best Director | Charlie Polinger | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble Acting | The Plague | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Plague | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Everett Blunck | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | The Plague | Nominee |
| Best Score | The Plague | Nominee |
| Breakout of the Year | Everett Blunck | Nominee |
| Breakout of the Year | Charlie Polinger | Nominee |
| Original Vision | The Plague | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations
| Breakthrough Performer | Everett Blunck | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performer | Kayo Martin | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best First Film | The Plague | Nominee |
Portland Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Horror Feature | The Plague | Nominee |