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Doomsday

Doomsday

Mankind has an expiration date.

20085.91h 48m

Overview

The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three decades later, the virus resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

Directed by Neil Marshall
Written by Neil Marshall
Produced by Steven Paul, Benedict Carver
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $22.5M

Top Cast

Rhona Mitra

Rhona Mitra

Eden Sinclair

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Bill Nelson

Adrian Lester

Adrian Lester

Sergeant Norton

Alexander Siddig

Alexander Siddig

Prime Minister John Hatcher

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Michael Canaris

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Dr. Marcus Kane

Sean Pertwee

Sean Pertwee

Dr. Talbot

MyAnna Buring

MyAnna Buring

Cally Kane

Emma Cleasby

Emma Cleasby

Katherine Sinclair

C

Caryn Peterson

Vagrant Girl

Themes & Keywords

quarantinedystopiapost-apocalyptic futuresword fightfuturisticlethal virusaction hero2030s

About Doomsday

Doomsday is a action, thriller, science fiction film released in 2008 exploring themes of quarantine, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, sword fight, futuristic, lethal virus. Directed by Neil Marshall, it stars Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester. The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three decades later, the virus resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

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