THEME EXPLORATION

virus outbreak

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
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
Contagion
Contagion
2011 · Steven Soderbergh
Dad
Dad
2003 · Stephen Dwoskin
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 · Elia Kazan
Zombi 2
Zombi 2
1979 · Lucio Fulci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Shivers' and 'The Fly' explore viral contamination and disease as metaphors for loss of control over the human body.

 Steven Soderbergh United States

His meticulous thriller 'Contagion' provides a scientifically grounded, procedural examination of how a pandemic spreads globally.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His film 'Enemy' uses viral and parasitic imagery as psychological metaphors, while exploring themes of contamination and infection on multiple levels.