Antiviral
2012 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 6.0 · 60% critics
In a near-future clinic, people can buy injections made from live viruses taken from sick celebrities. When a worker becomes infected with the same disease linked to a famous star, he’s hunted by collectors and desperate fans and must dig into what led to her death—before he suffers the same fate.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-09-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (441 votes)
- Box office
- $61,808
About
You’ll likely enjoy Antiviral if you like bleak sci-fi satirical horror about celebrity obsession and don’t mind graphic, unsettling imagery; Not for you if you want fast thrills or clear explanations like Humane or Resident Evil: Extinction.
Pros: bold celebrity premise; creepy body horror; cool dystopian look | Cons: slow, uneven pacing; hard-to-like characters; unclear stakes
Themes
- future
- dark comedy
- satire
- celebrity
- injection
- metamorphosis
- tech noir
- virus
- cult of celebrity
- independent film
- body horror
- feature directorial debut
Cast & crew
Caleb Landry Jones
as Syd March
Sarah Gadon
as Hannah Geist
Malcolm McDowell
as Dr. Abendroth
Joe Pingue
as Arvid
Sheila McCarthy
as Dev Harvey
Douglas Smith
as Edward Porris
Wendy Crewson
as Mira Tesser
Nicholas Campbell
as Dorian
James Cade
as Levine
Dawn Greenhalgh
as Jane
Directed by Brandon Cronenberg