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The Virus (2013)
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Original name: 더 바이러스
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Lee Myung-hyun and his disease control task force investigate a mutant virus that has a 100% fatality rate and kills the infected within three days. Not only must they find an antidote, they must also stop the epidemic from spreading and killing all of mankind.
Style:
medical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, intense, apocalyptic, tense, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
epidemic, infection, quarantine, pandemic, plague, disease, investigation, virus, deadly virus, scientist, problem, biohazard, government conspiracy, ethical dilemma, apocalypse, virus outbreak, hospital, morality, sacrifice, power struggle, doom
Place:
korea, south korea, seoul
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Most similar movies to The Virus
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, suspense and psychological films and TV series with plots about epidemic, quarantine, pandemic, virus, disease, plague and infection mostly in Thriller, Drama and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Virus: Epidemic (2020), Contagion of Fear (2023), The Plague (2024), Quarantine (2000), Pandemic (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
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Story:
-A dangerous virus is spreading in Montreal (in Canada) among a group of ostracized and vulnerable homeless people. How long will Anne-Marie Leclerc, infectious disease specialist and director of the Laboratory for Emergency Health, take before ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, enigmatic
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
epidemic, deadly virus, laboratory, hospital, infection, infected, virus, medical research, doctor, scientist, public health, society ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
montreal, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A catastrophic train derailment sends the city spiraling into chaos. But the derailment is just the beginning. A biological gas attack sees crash survivors collapsing and dying within minutes. And the sickness is rapidly spreading.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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64%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
TV show
Story:
A series of murders take place in 16th-century Seville, where the plague has taken hold; a condemned man faces the Inquisition as he attempts to save the son of a friend by speaking out.
Style:
tense, bleak, psychological, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
dystopia, dystopian future, quarantine, pandemic, plague, dystopian society, death, distopia, society, dystopic future, danger, government conspiracy ...
Time:
near future, future
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The president of the United States declares a state of emergency after a deadly virus developed as a bio-weapon is accidentally released across the globe.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, dark ...
Plot:
quarantine, bio weapon, pandemic, virus, terrorism, epidemic, virus outbreak, terrorist attack, disease, terrorist, deadly virus, terrorizing ...
Similarity:
53%
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367
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
ER doctor Tsuyoshi Matsuoka receives a patient with a virus unlike anything he's seen before. His symptoms include high fever, convulsions, vomiting of blood and multiple organ failure. Could this be a new form of influenza or is it some other ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, serious, sad
Plot:
epidemic, quarantine, disaster, plague, disease, virus, infection, research, doctor, pandemic, investigation, danger ...
Time:
near future, 2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, History, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Heroic U.S. Army scientist Dr. Nancy Jaax, working with a secret military specialized team, puts her life on the line to head off an Ebola outbreak before it spread to the human population.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, apocalyptic, terrifying, psychological ...
Plot:
virus, infection, research, death, laboratory, female protagonist, military, doctor, disease, scientist, quarantine, hysteria ...
Time:
80s, 2000s, september 11 2001, year 1989
Place:
washington d.c., africa, virginia, texas, dallas texas ...
Similarity:
49%
31K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
scientist, deadly virus, virus, survival, dna, danger, pandemic, quarantine, save the day, zombie, arctic, epidemic ...
Time:
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Place:
atlanta georgia, georgia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When some shrimp from Mexico, tainted with Cholera, is served to some people on a plane bound for LA. An outbreak ensues. And a doctor sets out to find the source and contain it before it turns into a epidemic. And if things weren't bad enough, ...
Plot:
epidemic, pandemic, virus, disaster, quarantine, infection, apocalypse, hospital, doctor, cholera, deadly virus, camping ...
Place:
los angeles, colombia, taipei
Similarity:
48%
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6K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
A real life account of the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, and the courageous fight put on by several individuals which helped to contain the epidemic.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
virus, deadly virus, epidemic, infection, quarantine, pandemic, doctor, nurse, virus outbreak, danger, fate of humanity, infected ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
181
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Story about reporters who struggle to get to the bottom of the truth of social corruption.
Style:
dorama, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
prosecutor, crime investigation, politics, reporter, social commentary, corruption, investigative journalism, media manipulation, forensics, investigation, district attorney, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
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930
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A slow-paced, action thriller about a virus that strikes a New Mexico county and the local veterinarian who gets caught in the middle.
Style:
suspense, bleak, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
quarantine, danger, plague, dishonesty, disaster, save the day, epidemic, virus, rivalry, apocalypse, disease, found footage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new mexico
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC, a fictional organization with a lab ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, bleak, medical drama
Plot:
infection, epidemic, disease, virus, vaccine, bacteria, inventions and discoveries, heroes, plague, global effort, genetic engineering, terrorism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, usa, latin america, mexico
Similarity:
46%
11K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series explores the power vacuum that results when a government has quarantined a 10-mile diameter area and ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
death, virus, youth, isolation, chaos, chaos and mayhem, teenage life, plague, escape attempt, rivalry, quarantine, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
46%
16K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Infected through the respiratory system, there is a new kind of disease that kills in 36 hours once infected. The people of the city struggle to survive this. The worst epidemic ever seen is sweeping through Bundang, the suburb of Seoul. After ...
Style:
suspenseful, terrifying, serious, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
epidemic, quarantine, plague, deadly virus, virus, infected, disaster, survival, pandemic, infection, chaos, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, anthology, serious ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, loss, motherhood, female protagonist, grief, vigilante justice, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, investigation, obsession, empathy, secrets ...
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318
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, tension
Plot:
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Place:
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44%
352
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
apocalyptic, suspenseful, tense, psychotronic, grim ...
Plot:
pandemic, quarantine, plague, disaster, virus, disease, infection, bacteria, epidemic, post apocalypse, mass death, panic ...
Time:
year 1970
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
In modern society, there are people who are neglected and suffering. They are often involved in unfortunate events, such as industrial accidents, and end up dying. Most of the disasters could be prevented in advance with little attention. However, ...
Style:
tense, medical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
teamwork, doctor, private investigation, crime solving, female protagonist, female doctor, medicine, secret, puzzle, medical, physician, crime investigation ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, Pakistan
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
While caring for his ailing wife, an American engineer in Pakistan stumbles upon a deadly pharmaceutical conspiracy.
Style:
apocalyptic, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
post apocalyptic, virus, disease, engineer, conspiracy, deadly virus, loss of loved one, chaos and mayhem, chaos, survival, death, infected ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
disaster, epidemic, virus, deadly virus, aviation, infection, disease, die hard, survival, natural disaster, airplane accident, dystopia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
germany, iceland, europe, new york
Similarity:
43%
457
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
apocalyptic, mystical
Plot:
pandemic, epidemic, deadly virus, virus, quarantine, disease, medical, virus outbreak, dystopia, medicine, post apocalyptic, apocalypse ...
Place:
africa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story:
Drama series follows a police crisis negotiation team as they try to solve cases without using force. The police crisis negotiation team works on such cases like attempted suicides, hostage situations and terror situations.
Style:
emotional, intense, suspenseful, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, empathy, negotiation, police procedural, police investigation, betrayal, guilt, policewoman, revenge, friendship, law enforcement, teamwork ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Brazil
TV show
Story:
What do a cop, a TV presenter, a politician and a dangerous criminal all have in common?
Style:
tense, crime thriller, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
investigation, cop, police, politician, criminal, private investigation, police officer, crime investigation, police investigation, tv host, politics, media ...
Similarity:
43%
483
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Barbara is a criminal psychologist who becomes the victim of an express kidnapping. After her abduction, she works as a negotiator in cases like hers to find the people who almost took her life.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, crime thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, female protagonist, psychological manipulation, forensics, victim, problem, kidnapped, abduction, family problems, female victim, kidnapped woman, psycho terror ...
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On her way home in a plane to New York, the teenage Sarah gets very ill. She realizes too late that it's more than a cold and with her parents still on vacation, she breaks down in the middle of the street and dies shortly after in a hospital ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, apocalyptic
Plot:
hospital, plague, disease, quarantine, infection, female doctor, epidemic, die hard, virus, pandemic, disaster, terminal illness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Han Yi Han was an elite surgeon. He graduated at the top of the best medical school in South Korea and he specialized in two departments: general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. One surgery changed his life. Han Yi Han believe he did well on ...
Style:
tense, suspense, medical drama, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
medical, medical malpractice, surgeon, attorney, lawyer, prosecutor, corruption, ethical dilemma, courtroom, justice, hospital, lifestyle change ...
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
TV show
Story:
Small rocks fall from the sky which, when touched, trigger a latent virus that has always existed in humans and begins mutating them into an alien species. Taking advantage of its hive mentality, the aliens are absolutely dedicated to transforming ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, serious, scary, psychotronic
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
ufo, alien invasion, deadly virus, space, distopia, quarantine, apocalypse, virus, disease, plague, chaos, race against time ...
Similarity:
43%
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:
43%
255
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A female Army doctor and a journalist team up to track a killer virus.
Plot:
epidemic, quarantine, virus, pandemic, virus outbreak, disaster, writers, biological warfare, doctor, military, dead boy, genetic engineering ...
Place:
delaware, usa, boston
Similarity:
43%
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