A lethal virus wreaks havoc across the globe. Two minutes in, you’ll think, “Oh God, I shouldn’t watch this right now,” before grabbing sanitizer. This flick predicts COVID-19 unbelievably well thanks to impeccable research from screenwriter Scott Z. Burns and director Steven Soderbergh, whose style captures both the cold detachment of a pandemic in which millions of lives become a statistic and the personal tragedy. Jude Law and Kate Winslet are cast standouts. Multiple characters, multiple continents and a short runtime keep it thrilling. Contagion will stick with you like the damned, deadly germs on your dirty, unwashed hands.
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How to See It
AVAILABLE AT: Amazon and iTunes Rental ($3.99) or streaming on Cinemax
Details
DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh
WRITER: Scott Z. Burns
STARRING: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow
