KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
2011 · 106 min · PG-13

Contagion

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction

Contagion (2011) is a Drama film, directed by Steven Soderbergh set in Minneapolis, Hong Kong, and Atlanta during the 2010s. It runs 106 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A disaster, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of survival play out through interwoven / hyperlink and multiple perspectives.

Composer
Cliff Martinez
Cinematography
Steven Soderbergh
Cast
Marion CotillardMatt DamonLaurence FishburneJude LawKate WinsletJennifer EhleGwyneth PaltrowBryan Cranston

The world of this film

Setting

Where
MinneapolisHong KongAtlanta
Setting
Urban
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Premise
Disaster
Themes
Survival
Structure
Interwoven / HyperlinkMultiple Perspectives
Tone
BleakTenseContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

More like this

  • 1986

    A Better Tomorrow

    Hong Kong — 1980s
    Urbandir. John Woo
  • 1994

    Chungking Express

    Hong Kong — 1990s
    Urbandir. Wong Kar-Wai
  • 1973

    Enter the Dragon

    Hong Kong — 1970s
    Island · Undergrounddir. Robert Clouse
  • 1995

    Fallen Angels

    Hong Kong — 1990s
    Urbandir. Wong Kar-Wai
  • 1996

    Fargo

    Minneapolis · North Dakota · Minnesota — 1980s
    Rural · Urbandir. Joel Coen
  • 1984

    Purple Rain

    Minneapolis — 1980s
    Urbandir. Albert Magnoli