Dead Air
2009 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 5.1 · 31% critics
A late-night radio host and his small studio crew try to stay on the air as a coordinated attack triggers a fast-spreading infection across Los Angeles. With panic rising outside and desperate calls flooding in, they must navigate fear, paranoia, and hard choices while the city unravels around them.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-10-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 31/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (42 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a contained outbreak thriller with talk-radio tension and fast, feral infected energy, somewhat like Pontypool or 28 Days Later; Not for you if you need polished effects and consistently smart character choices.
Pros: tense radio-station setup; brisk pace; clever banter | Cons: uneven execution; annoying lead for some; predictable ending
Themes
- radio transmission
- infection
- los angeles, california
- terrorism
- rage
- virus
Cast & crew
Bill Moseley
as Logan Burnhardt
Patricia Tallman
as Lucy
Navid Negahban
as Abir
David Moscow
as Gil Brickman
Joshua Feinman
as Burt
Lakshmi Manchu
as Gabbi
Federico Dordei
as Khalil
Susan Ruttan
as Maggie
Herzl Tobey
as Majeed
Anthony Ray Parker
as Tanner
Directed by Corbin Bernsen