# Virus (1999)

> A storm-stranded tugboat crew battles an alien intelligence that has transformed a derelict Russian research ship into a factory for mechanical killers.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4613

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Horror, Action, Science Fiction
- Director: John Bruno
- Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Joanna Pacula, Marshall Bell, Sherman Augustus, Cliff Curtis, Julio Oscar Mechoso
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: claustrophobic, frantic, foreboding, late night horror marathon, 1990s genre movie night

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