Contamination
A black ops recovery mission becomes a desperate fight for survival when an alien virus turns an isolated Alaskan laboratory into a lethal trap.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- propulsive
- eerie
- tense
- late night horror viewing
- action movie night
What critics said
Available reception signals are strongly favorable toward the film’s tense action, punchy dialogue, and effective independent genre filmmaking.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The mission takes place at a top secret Alaskan laboratory that has gone dark.
The black ops team discovers that its own ranks have been infected with a deadly alien virus.
The military sends a black ops team to recover sensitive data and destroy the laboratory.
The unexplained laboratory incident and infected team members create an atmosphere of escalating suspicion and terror.
Films like Contamination, and why
The Thing
shared isolated arctic setting, alien infection, claustrophobic horror, and escalating survival tension
Aliens
shared military team dynamics, science fiction horror, alien threat, and propulsive action
The Outpost
shared black ops mission, remote facility setting, military horror, and containment anxiety
Doom
shared military science fiction, infection threat, enclosed facility, and action-horror intensity
Movie Details
- Directors
- Neil Chase, David Heacock
- Release Date
- 2025-11-14
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Neil Chase
- Brandon Horth
- S-Raj Kumar
- Tyler Sabourin
- Thomas Sunderland
- Constantine Grechko
- Elizabeth Chamberlain
- Troy Greenwood
- Christopher Sunderland
- Alexandra Dawkins
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, 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 Contamination about?
- A black ops recovery mission becomes a desperate fight for survival when an alien virus turns an isolated Alaskan laboratory into a lethal trap.
- What is Contamination like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Contamination as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Contamination violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Contamination as mild.
- What did critics think of Contamination?
- Available reception signals are strongly favorable toward the film’s tense action, punchy dialogue, and effective independent genre filmmaking.
- Which films are like Contamination?
- Films with a similar feel include The Thing, Aliens, The Outpost, and Doom.
- How long is Contamination?
- Contamination runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Contamination?
- In United States, Contamination is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
