Doomsday

"Mankind has an expiration date."

Mar 14 2008 R 1h 48m
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three decades later, the virus resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

Plot

A lethal virus spreads throughout Scotland, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper virus violently resurfaces in London. An elite group of specialists, including Eden Sinclair, is urgently dispatched into Scotland to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

Written by

Neil Marshall

Directed by

Neil Marshall

Production Countries

South Africa, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany

Production Companies

Internationale Filmproduktion Blackbird Dritte, Moonlighting Films, Scion Films, Crystal Sky Pictures, Intrepid Pictures, Rogue Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
81,139
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA