Contagion fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout editing
Nerve-racking and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Contagion is nerve-racking, scary, and fast-paced.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
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Contagion is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 46 min
Contagion runs 1 h 46 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Contagion higher (78) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $60 million to make and earned $138 million worldwide, 2.3 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some cn, Chinese. Produced in United States, United Arab Emirates.
+104GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Contagion in 118 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 132 storytelling tropes for Contagion, including Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!, Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism, Married to the Job.
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