# Quarantine (2008)

> A television reporter's overnight fire-station assignment becomes a frantic fight for survival when an infected apartment building is sealed from the outside.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8066

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: John Erick Dowdle
- Cast: Dania Ramirez, Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Steve Harris, Greg Germann, Johnathon Schaech, Columbus Short, Andrew Fiscella
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082868/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: claustrophobic, frantic, dread-filled, late night horror, halloween marathon

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