Films about epidemics: 8 films with creepy scenarios

Today, the most popular topic in the media and on the Internet is the Chinese coronavirus, which originated in The Celestial Empire. Despite the fact that a lot of jokes about him are posted on the networks, the public is really scared. If you are covered by a wave of panic, we offer you to watch films about epidemics and exhale, because any virus can be overcome by valiant doctors and scientists!

We have all read about how the coronavirus appeared. That's just the impression that we have already seen and heard this story somewhere. The feeling was confirmed by the cinema archive… We offer to watch films about epidemics to tickle your nerves and distract yourself from the disappointing news.

Director Steven Soderbergh made the film "Infection", where the script develops on the same principle as the coronavirus epidemic: a carrier bat infects a pig that gets into a restaurant as a delicacy, and voila… The irreversible process is running. A whole galaxy of wonderful actors played in the film — Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Matt Damond, Marion Cotillard and Kate Winslet.

But how can the author of the script predict the events that hit the Chinese city of Wuhan 8 years later?

The adaptation of Thomas Mann's books is not an easy task, but when Luchino Visconti does it, then expectations are fully justified. We are talking about a cholera epidemic. The main character is a lonely composer who gets infected with a deadly fever at the resort. In the film, you can notice some parallels with the biography of the author of the novel.

The film adaptation of Jack Finney's book "The Kidnappers". The theme of the epidemic is also dominant here, only its origin is shrouded in mystery. The matter is not complete without the intervention of an alien force. The city is small, the danger is huge. People are starting to behave unusually. Nicole Kidman decides to deal with this herself…

A famous movie starring Will Smith. The plot can be illustrated with the phrase "I wanted the best, but it turned out as always." A drug that was supposed to be a salvation from cancer suddenly mutates into something else, which eventually turns into a deadly viral infection. The infected person also mutates and becomes, to put it mildly, "unrecognizable". Only a few have immunity, there is no hope of salvation. But suddenly there are survivors…

A film directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle. The high rating and crazy box office receipts speak for themselves. A dangerous virus that makes any creature aggressive was tested in the laboratory on monkeys. But after unforeseen events, he goes outside the walls of the laboratory and destroys the whole of England. 28 days pass… Now the survivors will have to survive once again, because nothing "normal" exists anymore.

The year is 2035. Everyone lives underground. The criminal James Cole, played by Bruce Willis, has a chance to atone for all his crimes if he goes back in time and finds the source of the virus that killed five billion people. But in order to achieve his goal, he has to solve the mystery of 12 monkeys.

A plane carrying a "crazy" virus crashes and crashes on a small town in the USA. Once free, the virus enters the water pipes, and the entire population is infected through tap water. The virus turns out to be aggressive, and people become dangerous to others. In order to prevent their contact with healthy citizens, the city is decided to be quarantined. But what to do with the sick population, who have turned against each other?

A Korean film about a virus. Busan is the only city that has escaped infection. That's where the train goes. That's just staying alive wasn't enough ... the film is naturalistic, it really shows all the cruelty of a person in an extreme situation. Although there were zombies here, too. The main character is a little girl who is on this train going to her mother.

Stars: Will Smith, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bruce Willis.