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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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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 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Quarantine is a one-note nightmare. Rated: 2/5 Oct 17, 2018 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review It's the rare remake that improves upon the original. Rated: 3/4 Mar 20, 2024 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Has very much a reality television feeling going for it. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 20, 2020 Full Review Steve Newton Georgia Straight I don't care how dedicated a TV journalist you are: when a rabid, shrieking hellion lunges for your neck, teeth a-gnashin', it's time to hit the standby button and defend yourself. Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 15, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme legal, o roteiro é bacana, o filme é uma cópia do filme rec de 2007, o filme trata de alguma coisa que acontece em um apartamento em algum lugar dos Estados Unidos, gostei do suspense com terror e das mortes do filme, com tudo isso eu recomendo esse filme. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review Audience Member Had a decent plot to begin with, however, around the halfway point of the movie it devolves into complete Hysteria. The attempted scares aren’t impactful because there’s no tension or really anything but screaming and whimpering for the entire rest of the movie. The female main character is responsible for a decent %90 of the crying and whimpering that goes on too, incredibly annoying. All around just a bad watch, the gore is okay in parts but everything else falls so short it’s hard to justify any parts as redeemable. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Olariu A The only decent actor was the one playing the little girl Brianna, the rest acted like they are pulled from adult movies, the best way a remake will be better than the original is with good acting, if you keep the exact same script but use lower actors, you just wasted the budget Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/06/25 Full Review Ma N There are two words to describe this film: annoying and exhausting. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Matthew B Movie remakes are ALWAYS controversial and rarely done correctly. The Dawn of the Dead reboot of 2004 took one of the absolute best zombie movies of all time and updated every aspect of it, so it felt INSPIRED BY its source material but ultimately its own thing. This reboot takes that in a different direction and instead opts to do a shot-for-shot remake of its source material, the fantastic Spanish found footage zombie film "REC". What I'm about to say is a cardinal sin, and I'm sure if I'm ever found I'll be flogged and crucified by horror lovers... but I prefer this version over REC. Not by a lot, but I do prefer it. Mostly because this version completely throws away the paranormal aspects of the original and instead changes the zombie affliction to be an actual biological VIRUS instead. This in my opinion makes the film that much more grounded in reality and believable, making it that much more unsettling. Instead of the apartment on the top floor being the scene of a twisted satanic ritual, it's the scene of a science experiment with viruses by a doomsday cult looking to bring upon the end of humanity. It is a literal rabies-like virus this time, not just an affliction which APPEARS to be rabies like, which is the case in the original story. Everything good that can be said about the original film can be said here too... the acting is believable, everything has a real sense of weight and urgency, the gore is semi-realistic and well done, and the atmosphere is fantastic. The overly negative reviews are completely unjustified and this film is 100% worth a watch if you're a fan of REC, or zombie movies in general. Recommended. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Regina P As far as low budget horror goes, this was fine. Very middle of the road for its genre. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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