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R Released Jul 29, 2016 1h 29m Horror Mystery & Thriller Drama TRAILER for Viral: Trailer 1 List
56% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 29% Audience Score 500+ Ratings
Separated from their father (Michael Kelly), two teenage sisters (Sofia Black-D'Elia, Analiegh Tipton) try to survive an apocalyptic viral outbreak that leads to a quarantine. Read More Read Less
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Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine The filmmakers notably doodle in the margins from the start, slightly reorienting our perspective on the familiar tropes of both the teen and apocalyptic genres, making them feel almost new again. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 25, 2016 Full Review Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts I thought it was all right for what it was, I'm not a huge fan of this type of film. I'm not really a huge fan of like teen films either. Rated: 5/10 Apr 29, 2021 Full Review Noah Berlatsky Splice Today There's a lot of potential, but most of it's wasted. Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Zena Dixon Real Queen of Horror Viral is an entertaining, infection horror film with awesome cinematography and a pretty cool story line. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 27, 2018 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...it is, in the end, not difficult to see why the prolific Blumhouse Productions decided to keep this one out of theaters. Rated: 1.5/4 Jul 10, 2017 Full Review Pablo O. Scholz Clarín A film that offers the viewer what he paid for his entry. Very entertaining and scary. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 13, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tina K I liked it! It has funny high school humor and antics. It has satisfyingly "eeeewwww", "gotcha!", tension-filled, suspenseful, moments & scenes. It also has a nice mix of likeable and unlikeable characters. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Elvis D La productora Blumhouse presenta una historia que, aun con algunos elementos de terror, intenta ser algo distinto, orientándose más al drama y la ciencia ficción. Viral es una película que en su momento no fue la gran cosa, pero tras la pandemia del COVID, ya se la puede ver desde otra perspectiva. Esta película es un drama con elementos de suspenso orientado en 2 hermanas adolescentes que deben sobrevivir en una cuarentena. A simple vista, la película parece solo otra simpleza, pero tiene ciertos elementos que muchos terminaron experimentando en la pandemia. Gente que no puede salir de casa, uso obligatorio de barbijos, jóvenes yendo a una fiesta sin importar los riesgos. Lo descabellado es que Viral acaba siendo otra película que predijo lo que ocurriría en 2020. Se podría decir que Blumhouse le atino bien a esta película, ya que esa combinación de drama y suspenso hace que la película sea un poco más realista. Incluso los realizadores decidieron ser sutiles al querer hacer esta película porque Blumhouse a menudo trabaja con un presupuesto moderado y no se toman la molestia de mostrar como está cayendo el resto del mundo, eso solo queda bajo la interpretación del espectador. El concepto del parásito es bueno y es seguro que tenía muchas cosas más que se podrían haber aplicado si no fuera por el presupuesto moderado. Viral es en conclusión un drama de ciencia ficción y suspenso simple, pero cumplido. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/02/23 Full Review Michelle L Story isn't really original. It would have been a really good horror but the acting wasn't as great as it should be. Got boring towards the end, and unfortunately the final moments are somewhat corny. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/23 Full Review Dane B. M Good effects. Good acting. Good. That's all. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/17/23 Full Review Jeffrey P I was reluctant to start this but it wasn't that bad. Released in 2016, it shows that covid-19 could have been alot worse. Then it got cringy and becomes some sort of weird zombie virus horror movie. A bit of a mixed bag, not hating or liking it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/26/23 Full Review Derrell B The story and film quality is good, but the characters lacked so much common sense that it is unbearable to watch. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Separated from their father (Michael Kelly), two teenage sisters (Sofia Black-D'Elia, Analiegh Tipton) try to survive an apocalyptic viral outbreak that leads to a quarantine.
Director
Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Producer
Jason Blum, Sherryl Clark, Matthew Kaplan
Screenwriter
Barbara Marshall, Christopher Landon
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Chapter One, IM Global, Blumhouse Productions, Busted Shark
Rating
R (Some Language|Sexual References|Disturbing Violent Content|Teen Partying)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 29, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 7, 2017
Runtime
1h 29m
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