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Viral

2016 · 86 min

A tense, grim outbreak thriller that traps you in quarantine with a family as the horror turns personal and claustrophobic.

Genres
Drama, Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
Fear what's inside.
Overview
Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • found footage
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost
Written by
Barbara Marshall, Christopher Landon
Starring
Sofia Black-D'Elia, Lio Tipton, Travis Tope, mgk, Michael Kelly, John Cothran, Stoney Westmoreland, Linzie Gray
Music
Rob Simonsen
Cinematography
Magdalena Górka
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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