American films about the pandemic

List of the best American films about the pandemic according to the audience: Contagion, Locked Down, Daylight's End, World War Z, Branded, Here Alone, Totally Under Control, The Day Sports Stood Still, Resident Evil: Retribution, Maze Runner: The Death Cure.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
Duration01:46

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.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive department stores, Harrods.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy
CountryUSA
Duration03:58

Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.

Markimdb: 7
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

    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 zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrefantastic, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    In a dystopian future, where corporate brands have created a disillusioned population, one man's effort to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy leads to an epic battle with hidden forces that control the world.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:26

    After a terrible virus ravages human civilization, Ann finds herself living alone in a forest, foraging for supplies, and accompanied only by a radio that broadcasts a single transmission in French. Few animals even remain; the only survivors seem to be the roving hordes of infected creatures with a taste for human flesh. One fateful day, Ann crosses paths with two more survivors, Chris and Olivia. But after surviving on her own for so long, she struggles to relate to them and and their desire to settle down and start a new community.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    This documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented. Featuring damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, director Alex Gibney reveals a system-wide collapse caused by a profound dereliction of presidential leadership.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredocumentary, sport
    CountryUSA

    The story of the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. This sports documentary is a chronicle of the abrupt stoppage, athletes’ prominent role in the cultural reckoning on racial injustices that escalated during the pandemic, and the complex return to competition in the summer and fall.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada
    Duration01:36

      The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by new found allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:30

      Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA

      A year and a half after the fall of civilization due to a viral outbreak, a former FBI agent is forced to protect a young woman immune to the disease from a dangerous gang leader hunting her.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      After a comet releases a mysterious virus that begins to kill all of the women in the world, a young couple's relationship is severely tested. They hide out (from both the illness and the savages who hunt the remaining women) in their over-sterilized apartment. Ultimately the duo escapes their self-imposed quarantine to head to the wilderness.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:47

      When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:22

      Horror junkie Joe Foster gets to live out his ultimate scary movie fantasy courtesy of Fear Inc., a company that specializes in giving you the fright of your life. But as lines blur between what is and is not part of the game, Joe's dream come true begins to look more like a nightmare.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredocumentary, crime
      CountryUSA

      Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryAustralia, USA
      Duration02:23

      An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genredrama, western, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      When a young woman learns her parents' killer has been released from jail, she is forced to revisit old wounds while discovering the destructive power of hate and the true cost of family secrets fully revealing themselves.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      In the near future, a virus of epic proportions has overtaken the planet. There are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren is a doctor who, after the fall of New York, arrives in Los Angeles to lead the hunt for uncontaminated civilian survivors. But nothing can prepare her crack team for the blood-soaked mayhem they are about to witness as they head into the Californian mean streets where everything is considered a trap… From director John (THE SCRIBBLER) Suits, a boundary-crashing, game-changing science fiction thriller featuring non-stop action from a first person shooter perspective, putting the audience in the middle of every fight whilst feeling in control of every punch thrown and shot fired. Welcome to the new model of immersive action thriller for the hardcore video game generation.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUSA

      Young and wide-eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, cartoon, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness. Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:35

      After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genredrama, music
      CountryUSA

      During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade, struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns the truth about Drexel when their fates tragically collide.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:37

      In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, drama, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      On a bitterly cold December night, a paranormal investigations team has set their sights on the bloody Hillcrest Sanatorium to answer the age old question: Is there life after death? With rumours of hauntings and local children gone missing, they may just get their answer the hard way when members of the team mysteriously disappear, leaving behind unnerving evidence.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and quiet boy who spends his days at the side of his beloved mother while learning to work the land from his stern father. When illness takes his mother, Abe's new guardian angel comes in the form of his new stepmother, who sees the potential in the boy and pushes for his further education.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration01:30

      When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      The town of Downers Grove looks like your average suburban neighborhood -- but Downers Grove has a disturbing secret.... For the past eight years, one senior from every high school graduating class has met a bizarre death right before graduation day. And this year, Chrissie Swanson has a terrible feeling that she is going to be the one to die. Can Chrissie survive the curse of Downers Grove or will she, like those seniors before her, fall prey to the town's deadly secret?

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:02

      A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate, sparking a vengeful chain of events within their suburban high school that draws parallels to 'The Crucible'.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      A New York couple and their Midwestern friends find that drastic changes have occurred in their respective lives since they last met.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA, China, Canada
      Duration01:55

      Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA

      When the son of a successful judge is killed by two police officers and the system sets them free, a hardened veteran detective finds some incriminating files on the officers and the judge teams up with another mourning father to take the law into his own hands.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genreaction
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      John Falcon did 10 years of hard time in prison. Now he's got 24 hours to get revenge on every person who had a hand in sending him there.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      A broken family finds their relationships to one another changed by a new arrival in the household.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genredrama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      Inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA

      Deep in the throes of a global pandemic, up and coming TV star, Ava Boone, is forced to flee the mounting chaos in Los Angeles and return to her rural hometown. But as she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:59

      In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

        On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA, Serbia, Hungary
        Duration02:34

        A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrefantastic, action, comedy
        CountryUSA, China, Canada
        Duration02:02

        Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredocumentary, crime
        CountryUSA

        The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters — former gang members who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once caused.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

        A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        Shifting from one pocket to another, from one man's drama to another, a lowly dollar bill, 'one buck' takes us on an odyssey through the heart of a forgotten town in Louisiana.

        Markimdb: 4.3
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA

        A man returns home to Atlanta to help and turn around his family's struggling restaurant with the help of a new chicken recipe.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrecomedy, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud Buckwald and Ernesto Gonzales. Bud, a married father of three, is a Border Patrol agent who feels threatened by the cultural changes that have transformed his neighborhood. Living next door is Ernesto, an industrious Mexican immigrant and father of four, who is proud to be making it in America. As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their families become bound by friendship, romance and conflict.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrethriller, comedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genredocumentary
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:23

        A Beautiful Planet is a breathtaking portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet and galaxy as never seen before. Made in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the film features stunning footage of our magnificent blue planet — and the effects humanity has had on it over time — captured by the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Exclusive IMAX and IMAX® 3D engagements of A Beautiful Planet begin April 29th.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrefantasy, comedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA, Russia
        Duration02:01

        Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. The scars of the past hide differences that will either tear them apart or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA

        In her first-ever HBO solo special, Sarah Silverman takes the stage for an evening of adults-only stand-up comedy. Taped live in front of an intimate audience of 39 fans at Largo, a music and comedy club in Los Angeles, Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles features Silverman taking aim at such subjects as cell-phone porn, crazy religions, specialty deodorants, terrible roommates, eyebrow waxing, her 19-year-old dog, Obama and Republicans, having babies, Pixar movies, the miracle of existence, and more.




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