Best Virus Movies & TV Shows

The Last Ship

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 pull humanity from the brink of extinction.

Stars: Adam Baldwin Bren Foster Bridget Regan Charles Parnell Christina Elmore Eric Dane Jocko Sims Kevin Michael Martin Marissa Neitling Travis Van Winkle

World War Z

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.

Run time: 116m Tagline: There will come a day when the world we know will end. Release: 2013-06-19

Stars: Brad Pitt Daniella Kertesz David Morse Elyes Gabel Fana Mokoena James Badge Dale Ludi Boeken Matthew Fox Mireille Enos Sterling Jerins

War for the Planet of the Apes

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 his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

Run time: 140m Tagline: For freedom. For family. For the planet. Release: 2017-07-11

Stars: Amiah Miller Andy Serkis Gabriel Chavarria Karin Konoval Michael Adamthwaite Steve Zahn Terry Notary Toby Kebbell Ty Olsson Woody Harrelson

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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.

Run time: 130m Tagline: The future is worth fighting for. Release: 2014-07-08

Stars: Andy Serkis Doc Shaw Gary Oldman Jason Clarke Karin Konoval Keri Russell Kodi Smit-McPhee Nick Thurston Terry Notary Toby Kebbell

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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 who have harmed him.

Run time: 105m Tagline: Evolution Becomes Revolution. Release: 2011-08-03

Stars: Andy Serkis Brian Cox Christopher Gordon Freida Pinto James Franco John Lithgow Karin Konoval Terry Notary Tom Felton Tyler Labine

28 Weeks Later

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, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the Isles, convinced the danger has passed. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

Run time: 99m Tagline: When days turn to weeks... Release: 2007-04-26

Stars: Amanda Walker Catherine McCormack Harold Perrineau Idris Elba Imogen Poots Jeremy Renner Mackintosh Muggleton Robert Carlyle Rose Byrne Shahid Ahmed

28 Days Later

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

Run time: 113m Tagline: The days are numbered. Release: 2002-10-31

Stars: Brendan Gleeson Christopher Eccleston Cillian Murphy Leo Bill Luke Mably Megan Burns Naomie Harris Noah Huntley Ricci Harnett Stuart McQuarrie

The Amazing Spider-Man

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 he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Run time: 136m Tagline: The untold story begins. Release: 2012-06-23

Stars: Andrew Garfield Campbell Scott Chris Zylka Denis Leary Embeth Davidtz Emma Stone Irrfan Khan Martin Sheen Rhys Ifans Sally Field

American Horror Story

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 cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.

Stars: Annabelle Dexter-Jones Cara Delevingne Denis O'Hare Emma Roberts Julie White Kim Kardashian Maaz Ali Matt Czuchry Michaela Jaé Rodriguez