Quarantine
A television reporter's overnight fire-station assignment becomes a frantic fight for survival when an infected apartment building is sealed from the outside.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- claustrophobic
- frantic
- dread-filled
- late night horror
- halloween marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and effective at delivering calibrated scares, while considering its faithful remake structure and shaky-camera execution limiting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The events are presented through the cameraman's videotape as the only surviving evidence of the quarantined building.
Residents, firefighters, police, and reporters are trapped inside a small Los Angeles apartment building after authorities seal it off.
An unknown infection spreads through the building while communication is cut and escape is prohibited.
Reporter Angela Vidal and cameraman Scott Percival continue documenting the emergency while residents are attacked and quarantined.
Films like Quarantine, and why
[REC]
claustrophobic found-footage horror centered on an escalating infection and trapped civilians
28 Days Later
contained outbreak horror using shaky documentary-style cinematography and escalating panic
The Crazies
survival horror driven by quarantine, contagion, and confined urban spaces
Cloverfield
found-footage horror that turns an emergency response into an immersive, frightening descent
Movie Details
- Director
- John Erick Dowdle
- Release Date
- 2008-10-10
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (1444)
Cast
- Dania Ramirez
- Jennifer Carpenter
- Jay Hernandez
- Steve Harris
- Greg Germann
- Johnathon Schaech
- Columbus Short
- Andrew Fiscella
- Rade Šerbedžija
- Bernard White
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 Quarantine about?
- A television reporter's overnight fire-station assignment becomes a frantic fight for survival when an infected apartment building is sealed from the outside.
- What is Quarantine like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Quarantine as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Quarantine violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Quarantine as graphic.
- What did critics think of Quarantine?
- Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and effective at delivering calibrated scares, while considering its faithful remake structure and shaky-camera execution limiting.
- Which films are like Quarantine?
- Films with a similar feel include [REC], 28 Days Later, The Crazies, and Cloverfield.
- How long is Quarantine?
- Quarantine runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Quarantine?
- In United States, Quarantine is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
