15 pandemic movies to get you through quarantine

As the days go by, the news related to the Coronavirus is not at all flattering, in fact, the Spanish government has added another 15 days to the home confinement that we Spaniards suffer, in order to put an end to the pandemic that is ravaging all of Europe and that is on its way to the American continent.

Most of the Spaniards, we are complying with the moral obligation to stay at home, although it is not difficult to meet people who still think that the coronavirus is a Chinese account (pun intended). To cope with the home confinement that we suffer, we will show you below the best pandemic movies.

Contagion 2011

This movie, starring Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet. It was one of the first to return to the fore when the coronavirus was doing its thing in China and shows us how a simple virus is rapidly advancing around the world and decimating the world's population. Fortunately, this is not the case with the coronavirus, since the percentage of deaths is between 3 and 4% of those infected.

Contagion, is available to rent in the Play Store, Rakunten TV, iTunes and Microsoft Store for 3,99 euros. If we want to buy it, we can do it in the same services for 10,99 euros, except in the Play Store where it costs one euro more: 11,99 euros.

Outbreak 1995

The outbreak begins when the United States Army razes a Zaire camp where Ebola was wiping out the entire population in order to try to contain it. However, a small monkey travels to the United States by boat from Zaire and panic begins when it is discovered that everyone who has had contact with the monkey has begun to suffer from the symptoms of the disease.

Outbreak stars Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jr and Donald Shuterland We can rent it Atresplayer and iTunes for 1,99 euros and in the Play Store and Microsoft Store for 3,99 euros. We can also buy it for 10,99 euros in the Microsoft Store and iTunes and for one more euro in the Play Store.

Viruses (Flu) 2013

2013 Korean film in which a South Korean district is faced with a sudden spread of the H5N1 virus, a disease that kills in 36 hours once it has been infected. This movie is only available on Netflix.

Train to Busan (Train to Busan) 2016

And we continue with Korean cinema, so fashionable after winning the Academy Award for best film in the 2020 edition. Train to Busan shows us how a virus spreads rapidly in South Korea, causing violent altercations. Passengers on a train traveling from Seoul to Buscan will have to fight to try to survive.

Train to Busan is available on Amazon Prime Video. It can be rented on Rakuten TV, iTunes and Play Store for 1,99 euros. It can also be purchased on iTunes for 4,99 euros, on the Play Store for 7,99 euros and Rakuten TV for 9,99 euros.

28 days later 28

This movie shows us from the beginning how the streets of london have become a graveyard, where silence reigns, due to the spread of a virus, which is transmitted by blood and which has wiped out most of the population after spreading from a laboratory that was attacked by a group of animal rights defenders .

28 days later it is available via streaming on Sky and Vodafone. For rent, the Microsoft Store is available for 2,99 euros and on Rakuten TV, iTunes and Play Store for 3,99 euros. We can also buy it in the Microsoft Store for 7,99 euros, on Rakuten TV and iTunes for 8,99 euros and in the Play Store for 9,99 euros.

If you like this movie, you can see the second part titled 28 weeks later (28 weeks later) directed by the Spanish Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.

World War Z (World War Z) 2013

World War Z, starring Brad Pitt and Mireille Enos, begins with the invasion of various cities by legions of the undead. Gerry Lane, played by Brad Pitt, is a United Nations investigative expert who does everything possible to prevent the end of civilization by seeking a solution to curb the pandemic.

World War Z is available on HBO, Netflix and Sky. We can also rent it for 1,99 euros on Rakuten TV, for 2,99 euros in the Play Store and Microsoft Store and for 3,99 euros in iTunes.

Resident Evil (Resident Evil) 2002

In this list you cannot miss a classic among classics: Resident Evil, a saga with which we can spend several days since it is composed of 6 films. The first film, Resident Evil, begins in a clandestine genetic research center for military purposes and managed by a computer, where an outbreak occurs that contaminates the entire building.

When a containment team goes to the center, it checks how the virus has turned all staff into zombies. The first film in this saga, like most of the sequels, stars Milla Jovovich.

Resident Evil is available to rent on Atresplayer for 1,99 euros and in the Play Store for 3,99 euros. The rest of the films that are part of this saga are available in practically all streaming video services.

maggi 2015

Maggie, a film starring Arnold Shwarzenegger, shows us how a dangerous virus has spread throughout the world, a virus that ends infecting Schwarzenegger's daughter who will do everything possible so that they do not separate her from her side and agonize while she is transformed into a living death.

Maggie is available to rent on the Play Store for 1,99 euros and on Rakuten TV and iTunes for 3,99 euros. We can also buy it in the Play Store for 7,99 euros and in iTunes for 8,99 and on Rakuten TV for 9,99 euros.

Zombies Party (Shaun of the Dead) 2004

If you want to laugh and have a great time, the English comedy Zombies Party is the movie you are looking for. Zombies Part shows us the life of Shaun, a mobile phone salesman who has to face, together with his best friend, a plague of zombies that is ravaging the country.

This movie is available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. We can also rent it on Rakuten TV, iTunes and Play Store for 2,99 euros. We also have the option to buy it for 6,99 euros on Raknten TV and in the Play Store.

Phase 7 (2011)

Phase 7 is an Argentine film that mixes humor with pandemics. The protagonist of the story, Coco, moves home with his pregnant wife and a few days later, the building is put in forty by the presence of a virus. Isolation causes food shortages and coexistence with the neighbors. Phase 7 is only available through Filmin.

Zombie Land 2009

Another funny zombie related comedy We find it in Zombieland (2009) and in the most recent Zombieland: Kill and Finish, although the latter is looser than the former. Zombieland stars Woody Harrelson, Emma Store and Jese Eisenberg and takes place in a world full of zombies.

Zombieland is available on Movistar + and Vodafone. We can rent it on Atresplayer, Play Store and Microsoft Store for 1,99 euros, on Rakuten TV for 2,99 euros and on iTunes for 3,99 euros. We can also buy it for 5,99 euros on Rakuten TV and iTunes. In the Play Store it is available for 7,99 euros and in the Microsoft Store for 12,99 euros.

I am Legend (Im am Legend) 2007

Will Smith, he plays the virologist Robert Neville who lives like the last human in nyc as he searches for a cure for the virus that has wiped out most of humanity and turned many into hideous mutants.

I Am Legend is available to rent on Rakuten TV, iTunes, Play Store and Microsoft Store for 3,99 euros. We can also buy it in the same services for 10,99 euros.

Planet of the Apes

The last remake of this film saga is found in 2011 with Origin of the Planet of the Apes (2011), which was followed Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and ended with War of the Plant of the Apes (2017). Or, we can choose the first of all, the classic Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston.

This remake of the classic Planet of the Apes series sees the beginning of Caesar's story, from being injected with a drug to cure Alzheimer's to whate escaped the clutches of humans who wish to destroy their kind.

The three films are available through Movistar +, Sky and Vodafone. We can also rent them on Rakuten TV, Microsoft Store, iTunes and Play Store for 3,99 euros and buy them in the same services for 9,99 euros.

Dawn of the dead 2004

Dawn of the dead is a remake of the 1978 classic directed by George A. Romero, a film that became a classic of its time. Dawn of the Dead tells the story of a world rocked by a zombie virus and a handful of survivors living in a shopping mall.

We can rent this movie for 2,99 euros in the Play store and Microsoft Storand. It is available on iTunes for one euro more. We can also buy them for 5,99 euros on the same platforms.

Quarantine 2008

While you are locked in your house, why not watch a movie to remind yourself why it is so important to practice social distancing? This 2008 film was praised for its atmosphere, her performances and how terrifying she is. If you don't like the zombie genre, this movie is an excellent option to consider.

This movie is available for rental on Rakuten TV and Atresplayer for 1,99 euros.