Virus

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Virus

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Released Jan 15, 1999

1h 39m

Sci-Fi

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Caught in a typhoon, a tugboat commanded by Robert Everton (Donald Sutherland) comes across a mysterious near-deserted ship. Excited to find a vessel that could be sold for as much as $30 million, Everton and his crew board and prepare to move the craft, despite the warnings of sole survivor Nadia Vinogradiya (Joanna Pacula). When a malevolent alien presence begins killing off the crew, navigator Kit Foster (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to convince the rest of them to leave before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

Despite its great special effects, this movie's predictability greatly undermines its intensity.

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Philip Strick

Sight & Sound

Virus makes another loud and colourful case for the special-effects epidemic.

Jul 6, 2010

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Your average winter cold follows a less predictable course.

Rated: C-

Jul 6, 2010

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Until the diverting special effects take center stage, this story, about an alien intelligence that builds an army out of flesh and metal, pathetically exploits genre conventions without generating self-reference, camp, or thrills.

Apr 25, 2007

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Appreciators of horror and sci-fi pulp, however, can still admire the loud and flashy delivery, the array of special effects, and perhaps most of all, unique creature designs that have only gotten creepier with time.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 15, 2025

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

It's no classic, but it's a fun little science-fiction horror film with creative creature effects and several noteworthy ideas - despite all the monster movie clichés.

Rated: 6/10

Sep 25, 2020

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Zena Dixon

Dread Central

It blew my mind to see some of the actors I love become these mechanical warriors who turn on their own friends. This is one of many reasons you should watch Virus. It's exhilarating. It's fun.

Sep 7, 2018

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Ian S

Mediocre sci/fi but watchable. Quickly forgotten.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/25

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The M

The story involves a ship that went offline due to a super natural event, after loosing a major cargo a ship captain gets a call that this ship is drifting without any active contact, when they reached the ship something off setting about the ship occurs to the crew. The story could use more depth, it does give a Horror Sci Fi vibe but doesn't add enough suspense or character interaction, it's a big ship and entities are active it would of been more interesting to see where the crew goes rather than mainly wait out until they get some form of communication. It isn't a bad film but it's a one or two time worth of watching even though it has a familiar cast it doesn't lift the weight of its genre.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Korra N

An uneven B-movie with some truly awesome effects, Virus is a bizarre sci-fi horror film that has great ideas and a decent story, but squanders them with ridiculous characters and dialogue.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Carlos T

Filme: Vírus Assistido: 25-11-23 Elenco: @jamieleecurtis @donald_sutherland @thebillybaldwin Modelo: #suspense #thriller #ficção Duração: 1h 39m Ano: 1999 Minha opinião: Muitos gêneros de navios fantasma, alien, catástrofe, parasitas, aderiva, clássicos,...... Temos Navio Fantasma, Tentáculos. Poseidon, Titnic, Triângulo do Medo, Contágio em Alto Mar,..... Aqui temos um filme de suspense com terror, aqui o grande vilão é alienígena que infecta os aparelhos eletrônicos, criando máquinas assassinas, uma versão antes do Matrix, ou antes dos Transformes. Em 1996 tivemos o filme Tentáculos, aqui ao invés de vírus alienígena, aqui é um ser alienígena, talvez este filme foi uma inspiração para este, "Vírus". Aqui temos nossa protagonista Jamie Curtis com Kit e coadvantes Sutherland, Baldwin. Este grupo esta transportando uma mercadoria que se perde no meio de uma tempestade eocorre uma avaria no barco, então eles encontram um navio aderiva e descobre que esta vazia sem tripulantes, e que o navio tem um prêmio para quem o encontrar de 30 milhões. Então decidem reboca-la para receber a recompensa. Kit acha estranho mas a maioria descide por reboca=la. Mas começa a acontecer coisas estranhas e membros da equipe começa a desaparecer. Até o momento que capitão Rober se torna Robocop do Terror ou RoboZumbi e começar a perseguir o restante. Com cenas trash e efeitos forçados. No final quem vencerá? Terror que é um Terrorrrrr. Kkkkkkk Roteiro e enredo forçados. Vale apena assistir? Se você não tiver outra opção? Nota: 4

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Eugene L

It's Alien, but on a boat with meat robots

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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Maxwell

I do not understand how or why the score is SO bad for this movie? It wasn't ground breaking or anything BUT it was more than competent, had a few really fun scenes AND the practical effects were great! Ignore the low score, this movie is fun for a good spooky horror night

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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John Bruno

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Jamie Lee Curtis

Kit Foster

William Baldwin

Steve Baker

Donald Sutherland

Capt. Robert Everton

Joanna Pacula

Nadia Vinogradiya

Marshall Bell

J.W. Woods Jr.

Virus: Official Clip - Tortured By a Killer Machine

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Virus: Official Clip - Destroying Hardware

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Virus: Official Clip - A Trigger Happy Surprise

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Virus: Official Clip - You Are Virus

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Virus: Official Clip - Robotic Friends

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Virus: Official Clip - Tiny Terror in the Engine Room

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Virus: Official Clip - Robot Factory

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Virus: Official Clip - A Cyborg Captain

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Virus: Official Clip - Space Station Power Surge

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Virus: Official Clip - A New Life Form

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Synopsis

Caught in a typhoon, a tugboat commanded by Robert Everton (Donald Sutherland) comes across a mysterious near-deserted ship. Excited to find a vessel that could be sold for as much as $30 million, Everton and his crew board and prepare to move the craft, despite the warnings of sole survivor Nadia Vinogradiya (Joanna Pacula). When a malevolent alien presence begins killing off the crew, navigator Kit Foster (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to convince the rest of them to leave before it's too late.

Director: John Bruno
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Screenwriter: Chuck Pfarrer, Chuck Pfarrer, Dennis Feldman
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Valhalla Motion Pictures, Universal Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment, Mutual Film Company, H2L Media Group
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 15, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.0M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

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