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Quarantine

Quarantine

On March 11, 2008, the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.

20085.81h 29m

Overview

A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

Directed by John Erick Dowdle
Written by John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle, Jaume Balagueró
Produced by Doug Davison, Roy Lee
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $40.9M

Top Cast

Dania Ramirez

Dania Ramirez

Sadie

Jennifer Carpenter

Jennifer Carpenter

Angela Vidal

Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez

Jake

Steve Harris

Steve Harris

Scott Percival

Greg Germann

Greg Germann

Lawrence

Johnathon Schaech

Johnathon Schaech

George Fletcher

Columbus Short

Columbus Short

Danny Wilensky

Andrew Fiscella

Andrew Fiscella

James McCreedy

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Yuri Ivanov

Bernard White

Bernard White

Bernard

Themes & Keywords

quarantineremakezombietv reporterfound footageviruspseudo-documentaryzombie horrorfound footage adjacent

About Quarantine

Quarantine is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of quarantine, remake, zombie, tv reporter, found footage, virus. Directed by John Erick Dowdle, it stars Dania Ramirez, Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez. A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

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