COVID-19 is an aggressive coronavirus, which is why many countries like Spain have taken the determination to take extreme measures in order to lower the contagion curve and prevent the more than foreseeable saturation of the health system. We know that #Stay at home It is much more than a hashtag, it is difficult for all of us who have a usually active life to stay so many hours within four walls even when we are teleworking. So that you can better cope with COVID-19, we bring you a selection of nine movies about pandemics that will make you think that it could have been much worse.
World War Z
With nothing less than Brad Pitt and Mireille Enos, the world begins to be invaded by a legion of the undead, but everything has its origin in a pandemic. Gerry Lane, who is a United Nations investigative expert, is tasked with finding a "cure" or at least stopping the global catastrophe. It is the first way to remind you that everything could be much worse.
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It is permanently available on Netflix, Sky TV and HBO, so you should not find limits when watching this movie. If you venture to rent it, you can take advantage of the fact that Rakuten TV costs € 1,99 and in other stores such as Google Play Store and Apple TV they cost 2,99 euros.
Viruses (Flu)
This 2013 film shot in South Korea narra how a virus that begins to proliferate in the Asian country is capable of annihilating its victims only 36 hours after having lodged in the body. This virus is transmitted by air so it is an imminent danger.
You can see it permanently in Netflix and lasts just over two hours. It is a film that is especially similar to the current situation, so it could hurt sensibilities.
Zombieland: Kill and Finish
A bit of humor, which is already playing. The second Zombieland movie in which we find Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone among others. In this sequel it is time to continue traveling through the United States of America and face the undead in search of a cure.
The film is available at Movistar + and on Vodafone TV completely free of charge if you are subscribed to their online television service. It lasts just over an hour and a half and is a great alternative to have a laugh in these difficult times.
Maggie
One of the latest Arnold Schwarzenegger productions, in this movie a dangerous virus is spreading throughout the world and it seems to have no limit. Maggie is a 16-year-old teenager who has been infected and the film tells us how her father tries to prevent her transformation into an undead.
The film is available at Google Play from 1,99 euros and Rakuten TV from 3,99 euros among other platforms. A curious story that was not very well received by critics and that has CGI in abundance to finish haunting us.
28 days later / 28 weeks later
From my point of view one of the best sagas about pests and zombies that we can find in the cinema. They marked a before and after in the way they tell the story, leaving science fiction behind to remind us that things like this can happen, and we should be prepared.
Both films are available at Sky TV and on Vodafone TV permanently and totally free. They are not exactly new, from 2002 and 2007 exactly, so I do not rule out that they are available on some more platforms such as YouTube for example, enjoy them in moderation, they can make your hair stand on end.
Resident Evil: Complete Saga
A classic among classics could not be missing, It has had its video game format (the main and successful one), movies and everything you can imagine. We have a series of films that are available on some platforms, but not on others, so we make a compilation for you in case you want to do a Resident Evil marathon:
- Resident Evil: Available only to buy at A3Player and the rest.
- Resident Evil 2 - Apocalypse: Only to rent on Rakuten TV, A3Player and the rest.
- Resident Evil 3 - Extinction: Only to rent on Rakuten TV, A3Player and the rest.
- Resident Evil 4 - Afterlife: Available for free at Netflix and to rent on other platforms.
- Resident Evil 5 - Revenge: Available to rent on Rakuten TV, A3Player and the rest.
- Resident Evil 6 - Final Chapter: Available for free at HBO.
Job
This 2017 movie starring Martin Freeman takes us to a post-apocalyptic world after the scourge of a virus that turns people into zombies. The only intention of the protagonist is to save his daughter, a few months old, before becoming an undead like everyone else.
The film It lasts just over an hour and a half and is available at Netflix completely free of charge.
Contagion
This 2011 movie where they shine Marion Cotillard and Matt Damon, tells of the adventures of a deadly virus that spreads throughout the world. In a few days the virus decimates the population notably and it is that the contagion is produced by the mere contact between human beings.
How much a realistic perspective, with few special effects and perhaps one of the best alternatives that we can see if we look for effectiveness and get a clear idea, always keeping in mind that it is a movie and not absolute reality. For now it is only available for rent on Rakuten TV, Apple TV and Google Play.
Netflix movies in the month of March
If you have been wanting more or you pass the "pandemic" genre, these are the Netflix premieres in March:
- Princess Mononoke - from March 1
- The Tale of Princess Kayuga
- El viaje de Chihiro
- Nausicaa of the valley of the wind
- Arrietty and the world of the tiny
- My neighbors the Yamada
- The return of the cat
- The Silence of the White City - March 6
- Spenser Confidential
- Sitara: Let Girls Dream At Last - March 8
- Lost Girls - March 13
- The Hole - March 20
- Ultras
- Fangio, the man who tamed machines
- Home - March 25
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