Best Pandemic Movies in 2020: the Best of Best Ranked

Amidst the coronavirus outbreak and the accompanying social distancing, we have come up with all sorts of ways to keep ourselves entertained. If you are looking for pandemic movies that [to some degree] echo the reality of our current situation, look no further! Here is a list of the top 10 pandemic movies that have earned a place in our hearts (all are conveniently available on popular streaming sites)

 

1

Twelve Monkeys

Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
Terry Gilliam
1995

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

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8 IMDB
2

Children of Men

Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Michael Caine
Alfonso Cuarón
2006

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

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7.9 IMDB
3

28 Days Later

Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson
Danny Boyle
2002

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

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7.6 IMDB
4

Train to Busan

Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-seok, Jung Yu-mi
Yeon Sang-ho
2016

Martial law is declared when a mysterious viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency. Those on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, must fight for their own survival…

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7.5 IMDB
5

The Last Ship

Eric Dane, Adam Baldwin, Charles Parnell
2014

Their mission is simple: Find a cure. Stop the virus. Save the world. When a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet's population, the crew of a lone naval destroyer must find a way to pull humanity from the brink of extinction.

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7.5 IMDB
6

I Am Legend

Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan
Francis Lawrence
2007

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

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7.2 IMDB
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28 Weeks Later

Imogen Poots, Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
2007

The inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the isles, convinced the danger has come and gone. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

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7 IMDB
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore
Matthew Vaughn
2017

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

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6.7 IMDB
9

Contagion

Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne
Steven Soderbergh
2011

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.

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6.7 IMDB
10

Outbreak

Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman
Wolfgang Petersen
1995

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

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6.6 IMDB
11

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Dylan O\'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Wes Ball
2018

Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.

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6.2 IMDB