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Carriers (2009)
53K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe and no one can be trusted. Four young attractive people race through the back roads of the American West to the pounding beat of a vacation soundtrack. Their aim is to retreat to secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico, where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic and survive the apocalyptic disease. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal the fate of each of them in an inexorable and horrifying voyage of hell through a western landscape populated by only the hideous dead or the twisted living.
Style:
scary, road movie, frightening, suspenseful, psychological, creepy, suspense, apocalyptic, melancholic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
virus, survival, infection, pandemic, road trip, post apocalyptic, biohazard, post apocalypse, deadly virus, dystopia, apocalypse, blood, end of the world, plague, death, supernatural, brothers, disaster, destiny, brutality, friendship, epidemic, humanity, zombie, distopia ...
Time:
distant future, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
texas, usa
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Most similar movies to Carriers
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, apocalyptic, suspense and scary films with plots about disaster, apocalypse, epidemic, post apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic and virus mostly in Sci-Fi, Thriller and Horror genres. Some movies like Carriers: 28 Days Later (2002), The Divide (2011), The Road (2009), Extinction (2015), The Happening (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
scary, frightening, atmospheric, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, post apocalypse, virus, survival, apocalypse, epidemic, infected, fear, zombie apocalypse, plague, end of the world, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
distant future, year 2003, near future, year 2000, year 2002 ...
Place:
london, england, bolivia, britain, europe ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
Style:
suspense, satanic, tense, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
isolation, group of strangers, nuclear holocaust, torment, losing-it hero, survival, survival horror, social decay, violence, confined, apocalypse, nuclear explosion ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, north korea
Similarity:
100%
269K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, depressing, rough, gloomy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, father son relationship, distopia, end of the world, cannibalism, starvation, dystopia, on the road, journey ...
Time:
future, year 2009, near future, distant future, 2000s ...
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, north america, canada
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA, Hungary, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
Style:
scary, apocalyptic, suspense, dramatic, retro ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, post apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, dystopia, post apocalyptic, epidemic, wilderness, end of the world, father daughter relationship, virus, survival, infection ...
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100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife (Zooey Deschanel) flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it ...
Style:
tense, gloomy, serious, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
apocalypse, disaster, survival, virus, natural disaster, end of the world, suicide, graphic violence, catastrophe, paranoia, danger, plague ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, boston, philadelphia, west virginia, usa ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, frightening, scary ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
zombie, survival, virus, post apocalypse, apocalypse, pandemic, walking dead, supernatural, zombie apocalypse, peril, plague, fear ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, atlanta georgia, georgia
Similarity:
100%
329K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
apocalyptic, suspense, medical horror, bleak, clever ...
Plot:
virus, pandemic, epidemic, deadly virus, infected, infection, death, quarantine, plague, survival, disaster, medical ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2000, distant future, future ...
Place:
hong kong, minnesota, san francisco, california, bay area ...
Similarity:
83%
137K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane.
Style:
scary, suspense, creepy, splatter, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
infected, insanity, chaos and mayhem, plague, deadly virus, epidemic, gory, survival, quarantine, survival horror, transformation, virus ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s
Place:
usa, iowa, kansas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
Style:
suspense, brutal, sexy, rough, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pandemic, infection, fear, post apocalypse, murder, interracial couple, dog, desperation, disease, paranoia, apocalypse, infected ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
870K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
intense, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, survival, apocalypse, loneliness, post apocalypse, virus, infected, post apocalyptic, isolation, supernatural, plague, end of the world ...
Time:
future, year 2007, near future, year 2013, jurassic ...
Place:
new york, america, usa, vermont, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
64%
11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a village, things have changed. Some of the people are not what they were anymore. They start attacking their families, their friends, their neighbours... We call them "Les Affamés" (The Hungry). A few survivors go deep into the forest ...
Style:
suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
infection, zombie apocalypse, epidemic, infected, apocalypse, post apocalypse, zombie, survivor, small town, zombie outbreak, undead, virus ...
Place:
canada, quebec
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
apocalyptic, road movie, suspenseful, tense, grindhouse ...
Plot:
disaster, end of the world, father in law son in law relationship, journey, volcano, murder, road trip, post apocalypse, dystopia, distopia, survival, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seattle, chicago, minnesota, usa
Similarity:
100%
38K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, creepy, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
year 2008, distant future
Place:
ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Parent and child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As a father struggles to protect his child, their bond—and the character of humanity—is tested.
Style:
apocalyptic, bleak, ambiguous ending, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2019
Place:
persia
Similarity:
100%
11K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, bloody, suspenseful, brutal, bleak ...
Plot:
infected, virus, infection, disease, parasite, quarantine, fate of humanity, pandemic, survival, mutation, humanity in peril, alien parasite ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, slasher, splatter, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
infected, zombie, quarantine, plague, virus, infection, zombification, confinement indoors, stewardess, airport, chaos and mayhem, chaos ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, las vegas, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, suspense, serious, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
distopia, post apocalypse, survival, maze, epidemic, young heroes, apocalypse, dystopia, immunity, danger, zombie, on the run ...
Time:
future, year 2015, near future, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
49K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
There's a deadly zombie epidemic threatening humanity, but Wade, a small-town farmer and family man, refuses to accept defeat even when his daughter Maggie becomes infected. As Maggie's condition worsens and the authorities seek to ...
Style:
touching, emotional, scary, bleak, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, father daughter relationship, apocalypse, pandemic, death, virus, zombie apocalypse, small town, transformation, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, terminal illness ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
usa, midwest, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Style:
intense, creepy, atmospheric, tense, mockumentary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, quarantine, virus, infection, found footage, graphic violence, plague, haunted house, trapped, gory, rabies, cannibalism ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the ...
Style:
suspense, cult classic, scary, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, violence, zombie attack, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, post apocalypse, gory, virus, zombie outbreak, survival horror, cannibalism, infected ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 90s, year 1995, 2000s
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
100%
33K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ...
Style:
surreal, suspense, ambiguous ending, scary, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
virus, zombie, apocalypse, epidemic, stephen king, life & death, post apocalypse, end of the world, zombie apocalypse, survival, paranoia, on the road ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
boston, new england, maine
Similarity:
100%
46K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Denmark, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, exciting, apocalyptic, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
post apocalypse, virus, apocalypse, pandemic, survival, vestiges of humanity, brother sister relationship, illness, danger, distopia, life is a bitch, desperation ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall tries to warn the world while also ...
Style:
futuristic, apocalyptic, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
disaster, end of the world, natural disaster, catastrophe, apocalypse, climate change, survival, environmental, post apocalypse, tsunami, global warming, environment ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, future, 20th century, distant future ...
Place:
new york, washington d.c., los angeles, antarctic, california ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Months after a zombie plague has wiped out 90 percent of the American population, a small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumored refuge on the island of Catalina.
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, suspenseful, serious, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie apocalypse, zombie, supernatural, gory, plague, zombie attack, undead, graphic violence, violent content, escapades, danger, zombie outbreak ...
Place:
usa, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
Style:
scary, tense, apocalyptic, suspense, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, found footage, apocalypse, chase, gory, virus, zombie apocalypse, danger, filmmaker, death, violence, chaos ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2000, 2000s
Place:
bolivia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this chilling sequel to 28 Days Later, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to 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 ...
Style:
scary, suspense, rough, tense, sexy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, virus, infected, survival, end of the world, zombie apocalypse, plague, deadly virus, infection, post apocalypse, chaos, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, france ...
Similarity:
50%
651K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Style:
suspense, scary, disturbing, visually stunning, frightening ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
creature, post apocalypse, sign language, monster, survival, creature feature, silence, survival horror, deafness, fear, alien invasion, self sacrifice ...
Time:
2010s, near future, distant future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york state
Similarity:
60%
418K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A woman and a pair of children are blindfolded and make their way through a post-apocalyptic setting along a river.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, end of the world, epidemic, creature, fear, blindness, post apocalypse, characters murdered one by one, pursuit, survival horror, dystopia, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
67%
29K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
Style:
suspense, scary, suspenseful, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
virus, post apocalypse, twists and turns, survival, father daughter relationship, murder, quarantine, epidemic, nightmare, infected, plot twist, isolation ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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…
Style:
suspense, apocalyptic, dark, emotional, spooky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, pandemic, survival, virus, apocalypse, train, epidemic, zombie attack, survival horror, zombie apocalypse, living dead, undead ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, y2k, 21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, busan, china, indiana ...
Similarity:
50%
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