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Carriers (2009)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:4

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.5/10

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $90,820

Synopsis: Piper Perabo, Chris Pine, Emily VanCamp, and Josh Berry star in this apocalyptic tale of a viral pandemic that sweeps across the United States, and four fleeing friends who discover that they are... Piper Perabo, Chris Pine, Emily VanCamp, and Josh Berry star in this apocalyptic tale of a viral pandemic that sweeps across the United States, and four fleeing friends who discover that they are far more dangerous to one another than any airborne pathogen. [More]

Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp

Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp, Christopher Meloni

Director: Alex Pastor, David Pastor

Director: Alex Pastor, David Pastor
Screenwriter: Alex Pastor, David Pastor
Composer: Peter Nashel, Brick Garner
Studio: Paramount Vantage

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it abandons these models of action, comedy and the supernatural, preferring instead to root its horror in the grimly realistic human drama of four random wanderers gradually losing everyone and everything that they hold dear.

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11/04/09
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

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10/15/09
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

engaging despite its downbeat message and lack of zombie action.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 1 Comment
09/21/09
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

Put into extremely limited release by Paramount Vantage after spending years in studio lockdown, Carriers has moments of genuinely communicable horror and thus deserves better than a de facto theatrical quarantine.

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09/07/09
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Variety
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At 84 minutes, it's a sharp, swift and unrelenting movie. I think it's only going to be out for a week, so please%u2026 GO SEE THIS RIGHT NOW!!! It's surprisingly fantastic.

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09/05/09
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

It's not a film about the gradual extinction of humankind -- it's actually about the horrible demise of humanity.

Full Review Source: FEARnet | comment 1 Comment
09/04/09
Scott Weinberg
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After years of delays, Paramount Vantage has released a trailer for the viral pandemic thriller "Carriers," reaching theaters September 4. More...

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