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Carriers

1998 · 105 min

A sober, slow-building TV thriller that trades spectacle for quiet dread as a deadly outbreak is investigated.

Directed by
Alan Metzer
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Judith Light, Pamela Reed, Philip Bosco
Overview
A military woman and a worried mother travel overseas and to New Mexico to investigate a deadly virus.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Alan Metzer
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Judith Light, Pamela Reed, Philip Bosco
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • family
    • conspiracy
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, tv movie
    Directed by
    Alan Metzer
    Written by
    Joyce Heft Brotman
    Starring
    Judith Light, Pamela Reed, Philip Bosco, Bill Nunn, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Nicholas Pryor, J. Tucker Smith, Michael Burgess
    Cinematography
    Geoffrey Erb
    Runtime
    105 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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