Top 15 Virus-themed Videos

Who would have thought that in 2020 we would have to face a real virus pandemic that would paralyze humanity and the global economy. The outside world brings to mind the reality of many horrors. Streets, parks, forests and playgrounds are empty. Workplaces (apart from grocery stores and pharmacies) remain largely closed, and restraints have been introduced in the rest of the public space to reduce the rate of the spread of the coronavirus. This is a real challenge for our health service. In hospitals, doctors dressed in protective coveralls fight for the lives of new patients. The situation became extremely serious. The best way to save us from the virus is to keep contact with other people to a minimum and stay at home. Fear of disease, especially those unknown so far, it has always accompanied mankind. It often becomes the main axis for artistic creation, both film and literary. Today we want to introduce you to the Top 15 horror movies with a virus theme.

15. Battery (dir. Jeremy Gardner), 2012

Two baseball fans roam New England, deserted by the virus pandemic. During their journey, they encounter other survivors and hordes of living dead, but not everything goes as planned. Jeremy Gardner has an unusual approach to the heavily exploited, but – as it turns out – still quite fertile ground. The plot focuses on socio-existential threads. We will not experience the fierce, bloody struggle for survival, typical of films with a virus theme, but we certainly cannot complain about the schematic nature.

14. Over the grave (directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego), 2013

Another virus-themed video that tries to look at the main topic from a different perspective. A group of people wake up in a deep pit in a pile of corpses, trying to remember the events of the last few days. The creators manage to keep viewers focused all the time, awaiting decisions. Very well made, original production.

13. In hiding (dir. Matt Duffer / Ross Duffer), 2015

In hiding, it belongs to the representatives of independent cinema, as evidenced by both the original plot and the intimate atmosphere of the production. The film tells the story of a family that hides from the dangers lurking outside in a fallout shelter, reorganizing their lives according to strictly defined rules. At first glance, the reality seems familiar, but the directing duo made sure to leave viewers in consternation and with the conviction that the point of view depends on the point of sitting.

12. Charge (dir. Ben Howling / Yolanda Ramke), 2017

Known to fans of fantasy movies, Martin Freeman plays the role of a lonely father, who, with a little daughter on his back, travels the deserted Australian bumps in search of other survivors and shelter for his child. In the picture, we are enchanted by the impenetrable, desert landscape, deeply touching the theme of the father’s love for the firstborn and the directors’ original approach to the subject. A piece of good independent cinema!

11. Forever Alive (directed by Jonathan Levine), 2013

Adaptation of Isaac Morion’s novel Warm Bodies . The director draws handfuls from the book, colorizing the background of the events with famous actors. Unusual (as for the theme presented) the plot boils down to a zombie character named R, who falls in love after being shot by a beautiful girl Julie. The film is saturated with loose humor, and the philosophical approach to human existence is limited to the emotional and emotional spheres. A beautiful culmination of the extraordinary, after all, arthouse production is a blunt punch line, which says that love is a remedy for all the evil of the modern world.

10. Dawn of the Living Dead (dir. Zack Snyder), 2004

A successful remake of the classic horror movie by George Romero, the cinematic pioneer of the sub-genre. A group of survivors are hiding in a shopping mall from the pandemic of a virus that turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. In contrast to the version from the 1970s, the director resigned from social commentary, focusing on showing the fast-paced action, while taking care of the appropriate characterization. Here, the heads, limbs, and guts of the living dead literally fly through the air.

9. Cured (dir. David Freyne), 2017

David Freyne’s film premiered here on the occasion of the annual Fest Makabra film review. It is one of the few productions that tells the story after the cure for the virus pandemic was invented. The problem of readaptation and reintegration of society comes to the fore. The director is quite realistic about the topics he discusses, presenting possible scenarios. The director cleverly weaves the metaphor of socio-political tensions into the background of the events shown.

8. Zombie Express (dir. Sang Ho-Yeon), 2016

By far the best Korean virus movie of the 21st century. The scenario is highly Americanized, abundant in many genre patterns, but the lack of dynamic, fast-paced action like a river cannot be complained about. The film also includes a social commentary, as befits a solid Asian production. A dozen or so days ago, a poster for the continuation of the horror movie was leaked to the Web.

7. World War Z (dir. Marc Forster). 2013 year

The film is based on the novel by Max Brooks of the same name. A former United Nations employee (played by the reliable Brad Pitt) is trying to stop the virus pandemic, which could lead to the complete extermination of humanity. Dynamic action with a global epidemic in the background is a guarantee of good entertainment.

6. 28 Days Later (dir. Danny Boyle), 2002

The film was appreciated by critics and fans of the genre, which, 2 years after its premiere, won the main Saturn award in the “Best Horror” category. The action takes place on the streets of London. A young boy wakes up from his coma and notices that humanity has been decimated by a mysterious plague that causes uncontrolled aggression. As she later finds out, the virus has made its way out of the London laboratory and there are only a handful of survivors. Together with others, he tries to survive in the area teeming with hordes of living dead. Boyle’s horror film also has a social commentary.

5. 28 Weeks Later (directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo), 2007

Continuation of the horror 28 days later , which, according to many critics and fans of horror movies, broke the first part. This time the situation is under control, and people are trying to rebuild society and return to normal life in a specially guarded territory. However, the situation changes dramatically when an infected woman enters the area. Contrary to the first part, the action takes on a much more violent pace.

4. REC (dir. Jaume Balagueró / Paco Plaza), 2007

One of the best found footage horror movies . Despite the passage of time, REC is aging with dignity and has not yet found a worthy successor. The directors in impressive style, on a small budget, created a work that is still listed among the best horror films of its sub-genre to this day. Claustrophobic spaces, psychosis raging around and growing tension make a good impression. Despite the use of many genre clichés, the Balagueró and Plaza project is still considered a masterpiece among virus-themed films.

3. Resident Evil (dir. Paul WS Anderson)

An adaptation of the cult video game, which probably most accurately reflects the realities of the current situation around the world. A virus has leaked from the laboratory of a secret research facility that turns people into bloodthirsty creatures. A group of researchers is trapped inside with living dead bodies. Resident Evil is a dynamic action horror series that has contributed to the popularization of the sub-genre.

2. Brain necrosis (dir. Peter Jackson), 1992

Peter Jackson, whom many cinema fans do not know from this point of view. It is associated primarily with the great remake of King Kong and the screen adaptation of Tolkien’s books. Meanwhile, the acclaimed director for loyal B-movie fans will still remain in his heart as the creator of one of the best camp gore horror films about the living dead in the history of horror movies. A solid dose of self-irony, hectoliters of blood, black humor and grotesque, and a perverse way of showing the love theme, makes the production unique and extraordinary. What more could you want?

1. I am a legend (dir. Francis Lawrence), 20017

By far the best modern film with a deadly virus pandemic. Lawrence, unlike other filmmakers, does not need bloodshed and hordes of living dead to tell a story in an interesting and in-depth way, winning the hearts of thousands of viewers and film critics. Instead of severed heads, flying entrails and bloody carnage, in the foreground we have Dr. Robert Neville, who travels alone through deserted areas, trying by trial and error to find a remedy that will save mankind from the plague. There has been no such emotional, existential and moving cinema for a long time!