The film in everyone's quarantine list, Contagion is about an airborne virus that kills its victim within days. The virus is a mix of various genetic materials including that of bats. Sounds Familiar?
Outbreak is not just another film on a fictional virus (called Motaba). It speculates how far military and civilian agencies might go to contain the spread of a contagious disease. Lesson = stay homeDespite getting mixed reviews, 2008's Doomsday, which is about the repercussions of a virus named Reaper, is an interesting take on how an outbreak can affect a country socio-political statusCabin Fever is the story about students who rent a cabin in the woods and end up becoming victims of a flesh-eating virus. Staying at the comfort of your own house isn't that bad, is it?Carriers is a film on what would happen if we didn't go into lockdown. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, made so because of an infectious virus, the film is about four survivors trying to... surviveOne of the best film adaptations of a dystopian sci-fi novel, the three-part Maze Runner franchise revolves around the Flare virus that turns people into blood-thirsty cannibals called CranksWho can forget Mission: Impossible 2's Chimera, a virus for which Ethan Hunt ran faster than usual to save everyone. Fortunately, there was a cure called Bellerophon, to save people and the franchiseStephen Hawkings said contacting aliens won't end on a good note for us. The Andromeda Strain, a film about how an extraterrestrial organism spreads disease to humans makes us feel that he's rightRise of the Planet of the Apes' viral-based drug ALZ-113 that makes chimps lead an ape uprising is proof that there's a limit to how far one should go to save their father from AlzheimerThe 2006 film The Plague is about a plague that puts children in a coma. Not intriguing enough? The film's plot is so, for the lack of a better word, twisted, that you should see it to understand itZombieland is one of best comedy zombie flicks from Hollywood. Unlike the classic Shawn of the Dead, this film mentions a disease as the reason for the zombies. The name of it? Mad Zombie DiseaseI am Legend is also a post-apocalyptic film - this time on a virus named Krippen. But some edge of the seat scenes makes it a good watch. Check out the Director's cut ending - a personal favouriteBased on a video game, Resident Evil's T Virus turns people into zombies. Though our saviour Alice takes care of it, the franchise is 6 films long, making Milla a household name in due processIn between the Resident Evil franchise, Milla Jovovich played Violet, a woman infected with hemoglophagia, a vampire-like disease in 2006's flick Ultraviolet -- a film that's best left unspoken aboutThe idea behind Inferno Virus in Inferno, based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name, is to kill 50% of the population to make the earth a better place for the rest. Thanos would've been happy1997's Batman & Robin is a fiasco, but it had a brilliant cast list. One of my favourites is Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr Freeze who works on a cure for MacGregor's Syndrome to save his affected wifeThe killing of Stannis Baratheon's daughter Shireen due to Greyscale in The Game of Thrones is a gruesome one. Thankfully, Jorah Mormont is saved by Samwell Tarly who finds a cure right in time28 Days Later and its sequel 28 Weeks Later is about a virus that turns people into Zombies. The film's iconic shots of deserted famous London roads is more of an unintentional homage to current times