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53 out of 100

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5.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 89 Ratings

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  • Starring: Columbus Short, Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris
  • Summary: Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. When the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew’s videotape. (Sony Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Clark Collis
    83
    Quarantine director John Erick Dowdle and co-writing brother Drew wisely stick close to the told-from-the-cameraman's point-of-view template of the terrific original, though they add a few fine flourishes.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Scott Mendelson
    60
    Worth seeing for its solid first two acts, some terrific acting by some favorite character actors, and a several solid spook-show scares.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Michael Hardy
    12
    Like "Blair Witch," Quarantine uses the conceit of a movie-within-a-movie to give documentary immediacy to its assorted grotesqueries.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 45
  3. Negative: 17 out of 45
  1. AaronK.
    8
    Scary movie not the greatest movie but good enough to go with your friends and leave satisfied and freaked.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    4
    They might as well change the title "Quarantine" into "[REC] 2.5".
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. [Anonymous]
    3
    these characters never shut up. there is constant banter and bickering. there is a shaky camera (yes, i get the "style" and "reason") and towards the end the light constantly flickers on and off, in which it took some aspirin to cure my aching head. without the foaming of the mouth and slower infection time these are DANNY BOYLE zombies. what a rip off. if you gotta see zombies, see 28 days later.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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