Quarantine

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Quarantine

R

Released Oct 10, 2008

1h 29m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Reporter Angela (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman Scott (Steve Harris) are doing a story on night-shift firefighters for a reality-TV program. A late-night distress call takes them to a Los Angeles apartment building, where the police are investigating a report of horrific screams. The TV team and emergency workers find an old woman, who suddenly attacks with teeth bared. What's more, Angela and company find that the building has been sealed by CDC workers. Then the attacks really begin.

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Critics Consensus

Quarantine uses effective atmosphere and consistent scares to stand above the crop of recent horror films.

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

Shame on the filmmakers for reducing one of the main characters to an incessantly whimpering, hyperventilating embodiment of fingernails on a chalkboard for what feels like the final third of the film.

Oct 17, 2018

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Quarantine is a one-note nightmare.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 17, 2018

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Not as frightening as it should be, but still better than the average Hollywood scare-a-thon.

Rated: B-

Feb 24, 2009

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Even with the overacting, I think Quarantine stands out as one of the classic found footage examples. If I had to point people to a movie to watch, I would point them at REC before this. You can find REC right now on prime for a few bucks.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 18, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It's the rare remake that improves upon the original.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 20, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Has very much a reality television feeling going for it.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 20, 2020

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Terry S

Well-done enough to be believable and sure as hell unpredictable!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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lisa l

Absolutely cool and fast-moving. The idea of rats and dogs being the carriers of a rabies virus that mutates people into zombies is truly unique. I loved this flick!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/25

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Alec B

Quarantine has a promising start, using what was then a newer horror style that we now call "found-footage" to build claustrophobic tension and a few genuine scares. Jennifer Carpenter begins as a confident survivor type, and the film's early pacing effectively captures a sense of spiraling panic. But as the story progresses, it becomes clear that Quarantine is more style than substance. The film largely abandons character development in favor of repetitive jump scares, and its shaky cam approach often obscures rather than enhances the action. As a near shot-for-shot remake of Spain’s REC, it struggles to justify its existence—offering little new for horror fans beyond louder screams and more blood.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Kauã M

A total lack of respect for the original work and everything it created, this film is a disgrace in every aspect, it doesn't even get the simplest thing right, which is creating tension through the environment and sound, in addition to creating a useless and unbearable protagonist.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Jeepers C

I liked thus movie way better then that overhyped Mads movie with a higher rating on Rt. At least, I could care about Jennifer Carpenter's character in this movie. I really liked this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Rico L

The beginning of it was a lil boring be this did kick off at the right time worth the watch tho

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Vicious Rabid Dog Attack

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Horrifying Demon in the Attic

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Gross-out Brain-Drilling a Zombie

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Eaten Alive by Zombies

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Freaky Little Girl Zombie

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Beating a Zombie to Death Violent Scene

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Terrifying Zombie Chase

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Quarantine: Official Clip - The Creepy Crying Zombie

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Scary Zombie Attack

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Quarantine: Official Clip - Creepy CDC Shoots Survivors Scene

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Synopsis

Reporter Angela (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman Scott (Steve Harris) are doing a story on night-shift firefighters for a reality-TV program. A late-night distress call takes them to a Los Angeles apartment building, where the police are investigating a report of horrific screams. The TV team and emergency workers find an old woman, who suddenly attacks with teeth bared. What's more, Angela and company find that the building has been sealed by CDC workers. Then the attacks really begin.

Director: John Erick Dowdle
Producer: Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Sergio Aguero
Screenwriter: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Distributor: Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Vertigo, Andale Pictures
Rating: R (Disturbing Content|Bloody Content|Language|Terror|Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.7M
Runtime: 1h 29m

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