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Contagion

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Original title: Contagion
Year: 2011
Running time: 106 min.
Country: United States
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter: Scott Z. Burns
Music: Cliff Martinez
Cinematography: Peter Andrews
Cast: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, Sanaa Lathan, Elliott Gould, John Hawkes, Enrico Colantoni, Chin Han, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Josie Ho
Producer: Warner Bros. Pictures / Double Feature Films / Participant Media / Regency Enterprises
Genre: Thriller | Ensemble Film. Disease. Pandemic
Official Site: http://contagionmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html
Synopsis / Plot: An action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. Meanwhile, the whole world panics as doctors race to find a cure for a rapidly spreading virus that kills its victims within days.

Critics' reviews

"A realistic, unsensational film about a global epidemic (...) 'Contagion' deserves praise for taking the scientific method seriously (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The film is most riveting in its early scenes, (...) But after (...) starts spreading panic, all this germ procedural offers is the sight of people behaving badly (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"With simmering tension and some memorable acting performances by a stellar cast, Soderbergh's disease thriller is worth catching."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"Smart, spooky thriller (...) as ruthlessly effective as the malady at its cool, cool center."

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times
"Contagion can sometimes feel like a series of public health warnings. Still, it's a cut above most Hollywood thrillers (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"

David Gritten: Telegraph

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