The Cured
After a zombie disease is cured, former patients struggle to reclaim ordinary life while fear and government force push society toward renewed violence.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- bleak
- paranoid
- self-serious
- late night horror viewing
- socially conscious genre night
What critics said
Critics broadly found thematic depth and solid acting in its reintegration premise, while judging the film an uneven and somewhat conventional zombie drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Formerly infected people face discrimination from society and their own families after being cured.
Militant government interference becomes a central source of conflict as reintegration breaks down.
The central premise begins after the zombie disease has been cured and focuses on post-outbreak reintegration.
The infected are treated as a stigmatized underclass, giving the zombie premise explicit social and political depth.
Films like The Cured, and why
28 Days Later
shared zombie horror framework, social discrimination themes, and bleak political atmosphere
The Girl with All the Gifts
shared infected-person perspective, societal collapse, and morally serious horror
The Battery
shared post-apocalyptic horror, militarized authority, and distrust of institutions
Cargo
shared outbreak premise, family trauma, and grounded dramatic treatment of genre horror
Movie Details
- Director
- David Freyne
- Release Date
- 2017-11-24
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (420)
Cast
- Elliot Page
- Sam Keeley
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
- Stuart Graham
- Paula Malcomson
- Lesley Conroy
- Natalia Kostrzewa
- Hilda Fay
- Barry McGovern
- Art Campion
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Cured about?
- After a zombie disease is cured, former patients struggle to reclaim ordinary life while fear and government force push society toward renewed violence.
- What is The Cured like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Cured as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Cured violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Cured as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Cured?
- Critics broadly found thematic depth and solid acting in its reintegration premise, while judging the film an uneven and somewhat conventional zombie drama.
- Which films are like The Cured?
- Films with a similar feel include 28 Days Later, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Battery, and Cargo.
- How long is The Cured?
- The Cured runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Cured?
- In United States, The Cured streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
