Carriers

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Carriers

PG-13

Released Sep 4, 2009

1h 24m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When a virus threatens to wipe out humanity, Danny (Lou Taylor Pucci), his brother Brian (Chris Pine), and their friends Bobby (Piper Perabo) and Kate (Emily VanCamp) set out across the desert in the Southwest, trying to elude the pandemic. Over the course of several days, the four friends learn that the darkness within themselves may prove deadlier than any microbe.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Brings absolutely nothing new to the table.

Rated: C

Jun 1, 2011

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Simon Crook

Empire Magazine

A moody, engaging end-of-the-world horror-drama, if a bit too apocalypse-lite.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 11, 2009

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

This thoughtful, low-key exploration of our darker survival instincts is too conventional and unfocused to fully engage our emotions.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 11, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Although the film comes very close to being more than run-of-the-mill horror fodder, too much studio meddling and a shifting tone leave the result uneven.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 4, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

"Humorless B-film on a post-apocalyptic global air-borne viral pandemic that is wiping out the earth's population.

Rated: C+

Jul 14, 2020

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José Arce

LaButaca.net

A cynical and fastidious film, its carried mostly by the evolution of its protagonist quartet. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Apr 9, 2020

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Raymond C

The movie plays out like a three episode mini-series. Each third of the film having its own subplot that barely feel connected. As someone who enjoys these types of movies, I got what I wanted out of it and not much else. The acting is fine, not bad but by no means amazing. Chris Pine, for how unlikeable his character is, is giving the best performance here. So in the end, Carriers works for what it's going for but never really adds much to this subgenre of movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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Travis S

This was an experience. It actually started off really good. However, it ended terribly. Who are the "carriers" in this thing? I went in thinking that the original four were immune but, carried the virus that everyone else was suffering from. Then they meet "dad and daughter" and daughter is already sick. I was thinking that they would give him the sickness, and leave them both for dead. Anyway, if you're bored. It's horrible, just watch it anyway.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Spike D

Watching characters choose the cruelest, stupidist available option every single time rarely makes for an enjoyable viewing experience.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Aaron D

Not a chance would I watch this twice. It's bitter in a thoughtless kind of way. Excesses of its design turn to boredom real quick. And not a single character is interesting, nor the shaky plot which is poorly defined and progresses haphazardly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Alberto B

Lot's of nonsense behaviour from the characters. the movies does not make any sense.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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King K

So my personal view as I watched this with my family, it was definitely a false hope story in my opinion during the movie I did find it entertaining as at some parts it’ll get you at the edge of your seat with no prior knowledge of the movie. I can get oh the lore where’s the story they made one, and the characters fell apart with the story quite literally, anyway ima give it a 3,5 doesn’t deserve all this hate.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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When a virus threatens to wipe out humanity, Danny (Lou Taylor Pucci), his brother Brian (Chris Pine), and their friends Bobby (Piper Perabo) and Kate (Emily VanCamp) set out across the desert in the Southwest, trying to elude the pandemic. Over the course of several days, the four friends learn that the darkness within themselves may prove deadlier than any microbe.

Director: Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
Producer: Ray Angelic, Anthony Bregman
Screenwriter: Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Likely Story
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Content|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $71.7K
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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