With COVID-19 getting more serious every day, what better way to ease our fears than to watch films that take our minds to worst case scenarios. Check out 12 pandemic movies to stream right now and let your mind wander to the dark side.
Outbreak
What Threatens Society: A dangerous airborne virus threatens that stemmed from an African monkey carrying a lethal virus who was smuggled into the U.S., an outbreak occurs
Where to Watch: Netflix
Contagion
What Threatens Society: A lethal microbe that travels to America through Beth Emhoff’s (Gwyneth Paltrow) host body from Hong Kong.
Where to Watch: Hulu
28 Days Later
What Threatens Society: The “rage” virus that turns everyone into zombies. A chimp who was infected with it gets freed by animal rights activists.
Where to Watch: Hulu
I Am Legend
What Threatens Society: A man-made plague that turns humans into bloodthirsty mutants.
Where to Watch: FuboTV
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Quarantine
What Threatens Society: A mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Where to Watch: Crackle
The Crazies
What Threatens Society: Unknown toxin that turns people into bloodthirsty lunatics
Where to Watch: Tubi
What Threatens Society: A mysterious force that if you see it, you die. What Threatens Society: Simian Flu that determined the fate of mankind. READ: 46 Binge-Worthy Shows to Watch While You’re Quarantined — And Where to Stream What Threatens Society: A lethal virus, spread through a single bite that turns healthy people into something vicious, unthinking and feral. What Threatens Society: An early stage plague that’s about to exterminate the vast majority of the world’s population What Threatens Society: A mysterious apocalypse. What Threatens Society: Chemicals that American military dumped in South Korea’s Han River that created a water creature that kills.
Where to Watch: NetflixRise of the Planet of the Apes
Where to Watch: HuluWorld War Z
Where to Watch: HuluTwelve Monkeys
Where to Watch: Hulu, Sling TVIt Comes at Night
Where to Watch: Netflix
Where to Watch: YouTube