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Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: 2011’s ‘Contagion’ Is Very COVID-19 Prescient

What makes “Contagion” a bit more intellectually terrifying than your average contagion flick, is that the science in the story is grounded in reality.
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Mark Jackson
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PG-13 | | Action, Drama, Thriller | 9 September 2011 (USA)
From a May 6, 2020, Washington Post article: “Faced with fear and uncertainty about a dangerous virus spreading quickly and potentially becoming a pandemic, many people are turning to movies and TV shows that depict a dangerous virus spreading quickly and definitely becoming a pandemic.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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