Top 10 Pandemic Films

<b>Outbreak </b> (1995): A monkey carrying a 100% fatal virus from Zaire stows away on a U.S. bound ship, later infecting residents of California. A scientist (Dustin Hoffman), his wife and the government scramble to contain the deadly airborne virus ensues, but at what cost? (Warner Bros.)

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<b>28 Days later</b> (2002): Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus (that causes violent rage) spreads throughout the UK, killing nearly all of its citizens, a handful of survivors (including actor Cillian Murphy's character) try to find sanctuary. (20th Century FOX)

<b>I Am Legend</b> (2007): Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City (Will Smith) struggles to find a cure. ( Waner Bros.)

<b>The Stand</b> (1994): In this TV movie adapted from a Stephen King story, a government agency accidentally releases a dealy virus, nearly wiping out the entire world population. The few survivors left begin to dream about 2 figures - an old woman and a foreboding man - representatives of good and evil and a final battle enuses. ( ABC)

<b>The Andromeda Strain</b> (1971, remake 2008): A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped. (A&E)

<b>12 Monkeys</b> (1995): Set in the future, a devastating disease kills mankind, forcing survivors underground. A convict (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus. ( Universal)

<b>The Happening</b> (2008): In M. Night Shamaylan's film, a strange airborne disease begins forcing people to kill themselves, spreading across the country. A teacher (Mark Wahlberg), his wife and a young girl scramble to survive and find the source. ( 20th Century FOX)

<b>Cabin Fever </b> (2002): This Eli Roth thriller centers on a group of five college graduates (including Rider Strong) who rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals. ( Lions Gate)

Quarantine (2008): A local television reporter (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman following a group of Los Angeles fire fighters gets trapped inside an apartment complex quarantined by the CDC after a mysterious virus breaks out that turns humans into bloodthirsty killers. (Andale Pictures)

<b>Pandemic </b> (2007): Bonus film -- In this aptly titled TV thriller, Tiffani Thiessen plays Dr. Kayla Martin, who convinces the California governor to quarantine a plane from Australia after a surfer on board dies from contracting a highly contagious, deadly virus that has the potential to wipe out Los Angeles and the world! Yikes. (Hallmark)