8 Virus Outbreak Movies Related To Coronavirus


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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a virus known as coronavirus and was discovered in 2019.

Most people who fall sick with this disease will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment.


The virus is transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. 

The Research shows that the droplets from infected person are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or surfaces.

People can be infected by breathing in the virus from a someone who has COVID-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and then your eyes, nose or mouth.


The following are Virus Outbreak Movies Related To Coronavirus | Filamu zinazofanana au kuelezea Coronavirus.



1. The Andromeda Strain | March 12, 1971 | USA 

The Andromeda Strain is a novel (techno-thriller) written by Michael Crichton that explained the efforts of a team of scientists investigating the outbreak of a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism in New Mexico.

It is about the  crashes  of a satellite near Arizona town and brought alien virus in town. 

After everyone in the community dies within days, a few scientists are called upon to study and defeat the alien virus that accompanied the satellite.

2. The Omega Man | August 1, 1971 | USA 

The Omega Man is a post-apocalyptic action film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Charlton Heston as a survivor of a global pandemic  in 1971. 

The film was written by John William Corrington and Joyce Corrington. It was based on the Novel "I Am Legend" in 1954 written by Richard Matheson from America

The films is about a developed antidote to a virus by Dr. Neville that has destroyed human in a biological war and left infected humans returns to zombies.

3. Outbreak | March 10, 1995 | USA

Outbreak is medical disaster film in America and was directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The Film based on the book "The Hot Zone" written by Richard Preston. 


The Stars of Outbreak film was Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman and Donald Sutherland and others

The films is about a deadly virus from the African rain forest carried by a monkey. The virus starts infecting the entire population and kills many people.

4. Contagion | September 9, 2011 | USA

Contagion is a 2011 thriller film from American in 2011. 

The film was directed by Steven Soderbergh. The Stars of the films was Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, and Sanaa Lathan. 

Contagion is about spreading of the virus transmitted by respiratory droplets and fomites. 

The death of Beth Emhoff in a film and her son leads to the discovery of those deadly virus. 


There was a worldwide panic about the virus but the US Centers for Disease Control struggles to curb its spread.

5. World War Z | June 2, 2013 | London

World War Z is an American apocalyptic action horror film in 2013. The film was directed by Marc Forster and the screenplay done by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, and Damon Lindelof. 
World War Z is from the novel ("World War Z") by Max Brooks in 2006. 

The film is about a former United Nations employee known as Gerry. 

The man unexpectedly finds himself in a race against time as he investigates a threatening virus that turns humans into zombies.

6. 12 Monkeys | January 16, 2015 | USA

12 Monkeys is a television series produced from November 2013. The writers were Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett.

The series is about a scavenger in 2043 know as James, who has to time travel back to 2015 to prevent the contagion of a deadly plague. 


In order to do so, James has to destroy the Army of the 12 Monkeys who released the virus.

7. Pandemic | April 2016 | USA

Pandemic is a science fiction thriller film from America in 2016. The film was written by Dustin T. Benson and the director of the Pandemic was John Suits. 
The films is about the virus outbreak and chaos. There was a Zombies roam the streets, while survivors fight to stay alive. 
The Star of the film was Rachel Nichols cast as a doctor who leads a group to find survivors of a worldwide pandemic.

8. The Hot Zone | May 27, 2019 | USA

The Hot Zone is a drama television short-series from America. The film based on the book "The Hot Zone" written by Richard Preston in 1994. 

The short-series contain six episodes and the show started from May 27 to May 29, 2019 on the popular TV National Geographic. 

The film is about Ebola virus that were started from chimpanzees in 1989. 

Since research shows that there is no cure, the U.S. Army scientist puts her life on the line to head off an outbreak before it spreads to the human population.