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Carriers

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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 06/01/2011
C
Brings absolutely nothing new to the table. Go to Full Review
Simon Crook Empire Magazine 12/11/2009
3/5
A moody, engaging end-of-the-world horror-drama, if a bit too apocalypse-lite. Go to Full Review
Nigel Floyd Time Out 12/11/2009
2/5
This thoughtful, low-key exploration of our darker survival instincts is too conventional and unfocused to fully engage our emotions. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 09/04/2023
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/14/2020
C+
"Humorless B-film on a post-apocalyptic global air-borne viral pandemic that is wiping out the earth's population. Go to Full Review
José Arce LaButaca.net 04/09/2020
7/10
A cynical and fastidious film, its carried mostly by the evolution of its protagonist quartet. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Raymond C Jul 30 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. See more Travis S Jun 14 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. See more Spike D May 22 Watching characters choose the cruelest, stupidist available option every single time rarely makes for an enjoyable viewing experience. See more Aaron D Mar 21 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. See more Alberto B Feb 8 Lot's of nonsense behaviour from the characters. the movies does not make any sense. See more King K Jan 27 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis 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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