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13th Mar 2020

Contagion (2011)

Trivia: As SARS-CoV-2 swept the world in early 2020, causing the disease labelled COVID-19, interest in this movie spiked, putting it in the most-rented movie charts in several countries.

13th Mar 2020

Contagion (2011)

Trivia: Contagion got various accolades for its authenticity, being "very well fact checked compared to most science blockbusters", according to New Scientist. The screenwriter did months of research, enlisting the help of epidemiologists who edited the script and guided the actors.

13th Mar 2020

Contagion (2011)

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Trivia: As part of the advertising, two huge petri dishes were specially treated with bacteria and put in a shop window. They slowly grew and developed, ending up displaying "Contagion" with hazard signs.