Pandemic
Seen it?2016 | 91 min | Action, Science Fiction, Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Night of the Living Dead, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Some graphic violence despite the PG-13 rating.
After a virus of epic proportions overwhelms the planet—with more infected than uninfected—humanity is losing its grip on survival and its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren, a doctor, arrives in Los Angeles with her crack team to lead the hunt for uncontaminated civilian survivors, but nothing can prepare them for the blood-soaked mayhem they witness as they head into the Californian streets where everything is considered a trap.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Suits
- Rachel NicholsLauren
- Alfie AllenWheeler
- Missi PyleDenise
- Mekhi PhiferGunner
- Paul GuilfoyleDoctor Greer
- Danielle Rose RussellMegan
- Pat Healy
- Robert Lewis StephensonDavid Thomas
- Amanda BakerElla
- Sara TomkoAlice