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Outbreak (1995)

★ 6.6 · 2,464 ratings on TMDB

Try to remain calm.

Outbreak poster★ 6.6

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

DirectorWolfgang Petersen
CastCuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Malick Bowens, Morgan Freeman
GenresAction, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
The emergence reading

Outbreak keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E4/E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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