THEME EXPLORATION

viral pandemic

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Contagion
Contagion
2011 · Steven Soderbergh
#Alive
#Alive
2020 · Cho Il
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
2004 · Taweewat Wantha
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
1996 · Albert Pyun
October Rumbles
October Rumbles
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
2007 · Francis Lawrence
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
World War Z
World War Z
2013 · Marc Forster
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
[REC]
[REC]
2007 · Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh USA

His film 'Contagion' (2011) meticulously depicts the spread and societal impact of a global pandemic with scientific accuracy and human drama.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Shivers' (1975) and 'Rabid' (1977) explore viral contamination and disease as metaphors for social breakdown and loss of control.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His film 'Enemy' (2014) uses viral and plague imagery symbolically, while his broader work examines existential threats and human vulnerability in catastrophic scenarios.