THEME EXPLORATION

epidemic outbreak

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
Docteur M
Docteur M
1990 · Claude Chabrol
Foot and Mouth
Foot and Mouth
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People
1934 · Cecil B. DeMille
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Braindead
Braindead
1992 · Peter Jackson
[REC]
[REC]
2007 · Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 · Elia Kazan
The Alienist
The Alienist
1970 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Zombi 2
Zombi 2
1979 · Lucio Fulci
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
2021 · Johannes Roberts
#Alive
#Alive
2020 · Cho Il
The Wailing
The Wailing
2016 · Na Hong-jin
[REC]³ Genesis
[REC]³ Genesis
2012 · Paco Plaza
Lifeforce
Lifeforce
1985 · Tobe Hooper
The Sadness
The Sadness
2021 · Rob Jabbaz
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
2010 · Julián Hernández
Ebola Syndrome
Ebola Syndrome
1996 · Herman Yau
Night of the Zombies
Night of the Zombies
1980 · Frank Miller
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
2004 · Taweewat Wantha
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
2013 · Guan Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh USA

His film 'Contagion' (2011) meticulously depicts the rapid spread of a pandemic with scientific accuracy and explores societal breakdown during epidemic crisis.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' (1986) and 'Shivers' (1975) use disease and contagion as central metaphors for human vulnerability and bodily transformation.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His film 'Snowpiercer' (2013) explores systemic collapse and survival during apocalyptic conditions, while 'Parasite' examines social contagion and class division.