Flu

Released Aug 16, 2013

2h 2m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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40%

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10 Reviews

62%

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500+ Ratings

Chaos ensues when a lethal, airborne virus infects the population of a South Korean city less than 20 kilometers from Seoul.

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

the shift in Kim Sung-soo's infection disaster movie FLU from buddy laughs and cutesy child antics to what can only be described as Holocaust imagery was too much for this viewer, with poor CGI compounding the alienation.

Dec 19, 2013

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Kim Sung-su rallies the crowd and action scenes with ease, although the intertwining strands of the overcooked narrative occasionally threaten to unravel.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 24, 2013

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Frequent spluttering montages provide silly fun, but this sort of doomsday projection surely ought to be terrifying.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 21, 2013

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William Schwartz

HanCinema

Every single character, be it hero, villain, or supporting role, is selfish, obnoxious, and seems to favor violence as the immediate solution to nearly every problem.

Nov 3, 2019

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

A well-made, edge-of-seat action thriller that's no more serious - and often just as much fun - as Channing Tatum's White House Down.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 10, 2014

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Graham Young

Birmingham Post

From the opening caption 'This film is not based on real events', Flu has style and energy.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 22, 2013

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Timothy V

The movie felt so real. The characters felt so real. The entire time I was in the edge of my coach, afraid what's going to happen to everyone. Conflict felt super great in this movie. It shows power in numbers instead of power by strength.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/19/23

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weeve f

I rather liked the movie. I was expecting a zombie movie, but in terms of the tensions in the film, they aren't too far off of what I was hoping for, and the general message about honesty, goodness, and standing up for what's right is definitely appreciated. Acting felt good, the sets felt good, and this was overall a pretty great film, just with some dramatic plot points that stretched realism a bit. Saw some reviews complaining about the USA being bad guys here, and that their presence was unrealistic- I do think that realism was stepped on a bit there, but I do understand the decision, and support it as a US citizen. The movie used the USA as some generic symbol of a country that stepped in, and was pushing to eradicate at all costs. I do believe that would be a normal governmental decision to make, and by using the USA for that, I believe they kept from offending any neighboring countries, or talking bad about treaty organizations. It's good for countries to have hope in themselves, and to support goodness and honesty over absolute safety, and I don't think they could have made that message as effective if they demonized their own government, or a country more personally close to them.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Feel like empty after watching the whole 2 hours movie. The story doesn't add up and escalated with very poor pace control. Feel like whole movie doesn't have a main story in it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Messy and lame story plot execution hide behind the chaos from the incompetent poor infection chorology with zero-scientific focus. Should really take some crash course from Contagion rather than the drama.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

This was shown in 2013 and yet it's happening all over the world now.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Overall fun and exciting. Logic of country-level intervention is unreasonable and felt forced. There are numerous better way to handle a kid and her mom, and thus the dramatic scene feels unrealistically detached.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Synopsis

Chaos ensues when a lethal, airborne virus infects the population of a South Korean city less than 20 kilometers from Seoul.

Director: Kim Sung-su
Producer: Jeong Tae-seong
Screenwriter: Lee Yeong-jong
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Production Co: Sidus HQ
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2017
Runtime: 2h 2m

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