A virus can infect one person on the first day, then three, then six, then thousands, and eventually millions. The disease, which begins with symptoms like a cough and a high fever, eventually leads to death.

The actors are well-known names. However, they all remain in the background.

• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Matt Damon
• Jude Law
• Kate Winslet
• Larry Fishburne
• Marion Cotilard

I saw Marion Cotilard in the movie Midnight in Paris and really liked her. While watching Contagion, I couldn’t help but wonder who she was. Now, when I searched her name and looked at the films she’d appeared in on IMDB, it reminded me of that. Anyway, going back to Contagion, it was generally neither boring nor engaging, but it only got 6.8 points from IMDB.