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."

2008 1h 29m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 1,449

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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.

“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.”

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Cast

Dania Ramirez
Sadie
Jennifer Carpenter
Angela Vidal
Jay Hernandez
Jake
Steve Harris
Scott Percival
Greg Germann
Lawrence
Johnathon Schaech
George Fletcher
Columbus Short
Danny Wilensky
Andrew Fiscella
James McCreedy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Erick Dowdle
Writers: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle, Todd Harris
Languages: English
Countries: Spain, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Spain, United States of America.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Quarantine Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Erick Dowdle, shot by Ken Seng. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Elliot Greenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Dania Ramirez and Jennifer Carpenter and Jay Hernandez carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Erick Dowdle directs. Ken Seng behind the camera. Elliot Greenberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Spain, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
3Released 18 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Spain, United States of America.
5Part of the "Quarantine Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by John Erick Dowdle, shot by Ken Seng. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Elliot Greenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Dania Ramirez and Jennifer Carpenter and Jay Hernandez carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "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.".
10IMDB entry: tt1082868 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "quarantine", "remake", "zombie", "tv reporter".
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ken Seng
Editing: Elliot Greenberg
Production design: Jon Gary Steele
Costume design: Maya Lieberman
Makeup / hair: Douglas Noe
VFX supervisor: Rocco Passionino
Sound: Paul Pirola
Stunt coordinator: Lance Gilbert
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $40,855,419
Return: 340% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Quarantine (2008)

Part of

Quarantine Collection

Science fiction horror film series about mutated rabies infection outbreaks orchestrated by a myterious doomsday cult in quarantined locations.

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silvermistvio2023-05-02
★ 5/10
Due to the fact that it was filmed from reporter's cameraman perspective, I felt like I was dizzy (and I still am dizzy now) while watching this film. The plot is very simple but it could keep me watching it to the end. So, I'd say it's kind of watchable even if a lot of people would say it's not. P.S. I kind of find that the main character, Angela is so annoying. I even wanted her to die and turn into zombie-like thing. (No offence.) Although it didn't show clearly how it ended, but I deeply hope and take it that Angela didn't survive. It's so sad that they didn't show the end of Angela.

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