Movies and TV series about viruses and outbreaks

The 31 best titles about viruses and outbreaks, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

All of Us Are Dead
iRank83
2022
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
High School of the Dead
iRank82
2010 · Hiroyuki Omori
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama
A small group of students at Fujimi High are fighting for their lives after surviving a zombie outbreak. It is up to Takashi to unite the survivors and escape the horrors that surround them. In this n
American Horror Story
iRank81
2011 · Halley Feiffer
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cu
War for the Planet of the Apes
iRank81
2017 · Matt Reeves
MovieDramaScience FictionWar
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins
Happiness
iRank81
2021 · Jay J Yang
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
A new type of deadly virus spread throughout the city, and the apartment where has different social classes of people is sealed off. With the fear of the virus, and the conflicts of the different clas
Twelve Monkeys
iRank81
1995 · Terry Gilliam
MovieMysteryScience FictionThriller
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivor
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
iRank80
2014 · Matt Reeves
MovieActionDramaScience Fiction
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
Pluribus
iRank79
2025 · Diane Mercer
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
Sweet Tooth
iRank78
2021 · Amanda Burrell
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who's half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector.
[REC]
iRank77
2007 · Jaume Balagueró
MovieHorrorMystery
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
iRank76
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
MovieActionDramaScience Fiction
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those
The Strain
iRank75
2014
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a myste
Contagion
iRank73
2011 · Steven Soderbergh
MovieDramaScience FictionThriller
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself
Z Nation
iRank73
2014 · Karl Schaefer
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMystery
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral
The Sadness
iRank72
2021 · Rob Jabbaz
MovieHorrorThriller
A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they attempt to be reunited amid the chaos of a pandemic outbreak. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to en
Hidden
iRank71
2015 · Ross Duffer
MovieHorrorThriller
A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
28 Weeks Later
iRank71
2007 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. Six months later,
I Am Legend
iRank70
2007 · Francis Lawrence
MovieDramaScience FictionThriller
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City a
The Amazing Spider-Man
iRank69
2012 · Marc Webb
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how
The Last Ship
iRank69
2014 · Michael Bay
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Their mission is simple: Find a cure. Stop the virus. Save the world. When a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet's population, the crew of a lone naval destroyer must find a way to
The Stand
iRank68
2020 · Josh Boone
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handfu
World War Z
iRank68
2013 · Marc Forster
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zo
#Alive
iRank65
2020 · Cho Il
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.
Resident Evil: Death Island
iRank64
2023 · Eiichiro Hasumi
MovieActionAnimationHorror
In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish
Carriers
iRank60
2009 · Àlex Pastor
MovieActionDramaHorror
A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded
Resident Evil: Vendetta
iRank57
2017 · Takanori Tsujimoto
MovieActionAdventureAnimation
When a fearless enemy out for revenge unleashes a brutal and deadly new virus, BSAA captain Chris Redfield enlists the help of Agent Leon S. Kennedy and Professor Rebecca Chambers to bring down the de
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
iRank55
2015 · Wes Ball
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate la
The Flu
iRank53
2013 · Kim Sung-soo
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.
Inferno
iRank48
2016 · Ron Howard
MovieActionMysteryThriller
After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.
The Invasion
iRank46
2007 · Oliver Hirschbiegel
MovieHorrorMysteryScience Fiction
Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien vi
The Happening
iRank39
2008 · M. Night Shyamalan
MovieScience FictionThriller
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the