Virus

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Virus

R

1999

1h 39m

Sci-Fi

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Caught in a typhoon, a tugboat commanded by Robert Everton (Donald Sutherland) comes across a mysterious near-deserted ship. Excited to find a vessel that could be sold for as much as $30 million, Everton and his crew board and prepare to move the craft, despite the warnings of sole survivor Nadia Vinogradova (Joanna Pacula). When a malevolent alien presence begins killing off the crew, navigator Kit Foster (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to convince the rest of them to leave before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

Despite its great special effects, this movie's predictability greatly undermines its intensity.

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Philip Strick

Sight & Sound

07/06/2010

Virus makes another loud and colourful case for the special-effects epidemic.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

07/06/2010

C-

Your average winter cold follows a less predictable course.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

04/25/2007

Until the diverting special effects take center stage, this story, about an alien intelligence that builds an army out of flesh and metal, pathetically exploits genre conventions without generating self-reference, camp, or thrills.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Jun 18

2.5/5

While hardly the catastrophe it might have seemed on first blush (or to Jamie Lee Curtis years later), "Virus" does not capitalize on its considerably creative creature designs to make you care if anyone lives OR dies.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

01/15/2025

3/5

Appreciators of horror and sci-fi pulp, however, can still admire the loud and flashy delivery, the array of special effects, and perhaps most of all, unique creature designs that have only gotten creepier with time.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/25/2020

6/10

It's no classic, but it's a fun little science-fiction horror film with creative creature effects and several noteworthy ideas - despite all the monster movie clichés.

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nick s

@Nick_S Feb 12

Special effects were great. Overall not a bad watch for an action flick. But it's no classic. The acting was mediocre, which probably wasn't helped by all the cliche characters & weak lines. It just needed better direction

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Metehan Ç

@Han12737373 Aug 28

Predictable storyline but in 1999, cgi and robot design very good.

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Sebastian L

@RT53077800 07/25/2025

Virus is a VFX fest with lots of amazing praticals and great shots, and the idea is interesting enough. Unfortunately the production breaks its legs stumbling over Bruno's weak directing and too much of the script seem randomly put together. There is potential and with a competent director this could have been a true cult classic.

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Ian S

@RT48225084 02/01/2025

Mediocre sci/fi but watchable. Quickly forgotten.

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The M

@RT64512513 12/18/2024

The story involves a ship that went offline due to a super natural event, after loosing a major cargo a ship captain gets a call that this ship is drifting without any active contact, when they reached the ship something off setting about the ship occurs to the crew. The story could use more depth, it does give a Horror Sci Fi vibe but doesn't add enough suspense or character interaction, it's a big ship and entities are active it would of been more interesting to see where the crew goes rather than mainly wait out until they get some form of communication. It isn't a bad film but it's a one or two time worth of watching even though it has a familiar cast it doesn't lift the weight of its genre.

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Korra N

@RT88131552 04/18/2024

An uneven B-movie with some truly awesome effects, Virus is a bizarre sci-fi horror film that has great ideas and a decent story, but squanders them with ridiculous characters and dialogue.

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Kit Foster

William Baldwin

Steve Baker

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Joanna Pacula

Nadia Vinogradiya

Marshall Bell

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Synopsis

Caught in a typhoon, a tugboat commanded by Robert Everton (Donald Sutherland) comes across a mysterious near-deserted ship. Excited to find a vessel that could be sold for as much as $30 million, Everton and his crew board and prepare to move the craft, despite the warnings of sole survivor Nadia Vinogradova (Joanna Pacula). When a malevolent alien presence begins killing off the crew, navigator Kit Foster (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to convince the rest of them to leave before it's too late.

Director: John Bruno
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Screenwriter: Chuck Pfarrer, Chuck Pfarrer, Dennis Feldman
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Valhalla Motion Pictures, Universal Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment, Mutual Film Company, H2L Media Group
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 15, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.0M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround