Contagion
Release Date: 20th October 2011 - Australia
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)
Participant (in association with)
Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ (in
association with)
Digital Image Associates
Distribution
Roadshow Films
Genre: Thriller
Rating: M
Runtime: 106 minutes
Box Office Gross: $136,515,867 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
On her return from a
business trip to Hong Kong,
Beth Emhoff suddenly dies
from what appears to be flu
or some ailment. Later that
same day, her young son
dies after contracting the
illness that killed her.
Her husband, however,
seems immune to the virus.
Soon, many others began
symptoms of the infection, starting a pandemic across the globe. Many doctors and other medical professionals must identify what type of virus this is and try to find a vaccine that will end the outbreak, which will only take several months. As the contagion spreads to millions worldwide, society begins to crumble as people panic.
Cast
Marion Cotillard - Dr. Leonora
Orantes
Laurence Fishburne - Dr. Ellis Cheever
Jude Law - Alan Krumwiede
Gwyneth Paltrow - Beth Emhoff
Kate Winslet - Dr. Erin Mears
Bryan Cranston - RADM Lyle Haggerty
Jennifer Ehle - Dr. Ally Hextall
Elliott Gould - Dr. Ian Sussman
Chin Han - Sun Feng
John Hawkes - Roger
Anna Jacoby-Heron - Jory Emhoff
Josie Ho - Li Fai's Sister
Sanaa Lathan - Aubrey Cheever
Griffin Kane - Clark Morrow
Armin Rohde - Damian Leopold
Enrico Colantoni - Dennis French
Larry Clarke - Dave
Monique Gabriela Curnen - Lorraine Vasquez
Stef Tovar - Dr. Arrington
Grace Rex - Carrie Anne
Kara Zediker - Elizabeth Nygaard
Dan Aho - Aaron Barnes
Brian J. O'Donnell - Andrew
Dan Flannery - Hextall's Father
Joshua Seiden - Anthony
Sanjay Gupta - Himself (Cameo)
Crew
Director/Director of Photography - Steven Soderbergh
Writer - Scott Z. Burns
Executive Producers - Jonathan King, Jeff Skoll and Ricky Strauss
Executive Producer/Unit Production
Manager - Michael Polaire
Producer/First Assistant Director -
Gregory Jacobs
Producers - Michael Shamberg
and Stacey Sher
Senior Technical Advisors - Larry Brilliant,
Laurie Garrett and Ian Lipkin
Technical Advisors - Billy Goldberg,
Natasha K. Griffith, Tracey McNamara,
Michael J. Ryan, Connie Schmaljohn,
Mark Smolinski, Ira Blumen,
Don Weiss and Nathan Wolfe
Production Designer - Howard Cummings
Supervising Art Director - David Lazan
Supervising Art Director: UK and Morocco -
Ricky Eyres
Set Decorator - Cindy Carr
Property Master - Brad Einhorn
Costume Designer - Louise Frogley
Makeup Department Head - Kate Biscoe
Location Manager: UK & Morocco -
David Broder
Production Supervisor - Julie M. Anderson
Production Manager: UK & Morocco -
David Brown
Stunt Coordinator: Chicago - Rick LeFevour
Stunt Coordinator: Hong Kong - R.A. Rondell
Special Effects Coordinator - John D. Milinac
Special Effects Coordinator: San Francisco -
Ron Bolanowski
Visual Effects Supervisor - Thomas J. Smith
Editor - Stephen Mirrione
Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound
Editor - Larry Blake
Additional Sound Effects - John Pospisil
Production Sound Mixers - Dennis Towns
and Mark Weingarten
Foley Artists - Dawn Fintor and
Alicia Stevenson
Music - Cliff Martinez
Review
In a period of self-isolation back when COVID-19 made us stay in our homes and avoid contact with others. The movie that may have unintentionally predicted it was CONTAGION, which came out nine years before the pandemic. I saw the film on Netflix when it was popular on the streaming service. It's surprisingly accurate how an obscure movie aged well in times like this when its hauntingly prophetic themes became relevant in 2020. There's nothing to joke about in this procedural film, and it makes me think about all the things I endured during COVID-19, like social distancing, etc. Imbued with a smartly-written narrative and an ensemble cast, CONTAGION does what it delivers best: a gripping character and realism-based drama based on events and medical procedures.
Director and cinematographer Steven Soderbergh and writer Scott Z. Burns have created something pulled from the headlines. It isn't like those other disaster films that often involve natural disasters like tornadoes and earthquakes. No, this movie is frighteningly realistic and is unlike what people have seen in the cardboard theatrics of Wolfgang Petersen's Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman as the saviour of this world. The film contains scientific accuracy, which proves that the filmmakers did a lot of research involving the struggles of doctors trying to create vaccinations. The acting performances are one of a kind, especially Matt Damon, who plays a character determined to protect his daughter from the raging pandemic.
After watching this movie, CONTAGION feels like it's closer to home. It is a solid and intriguing film. Watching CONTAGION on Netflix again after the pandemic is fascinating, but I still highly recommend it.
Star rating: (9/10) Excellent Movie
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