Carriers vs Viral
Carriers has the higher audience score (6.1/10 against 5.6/10 for Viral). Carriers is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 26m. Carriers is the older of the two (2009 against 2016). Both are drama, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Carriers
Viral| Carriers | Viral | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Àlex Pastor, David Pastor | Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost |
| Main cast | Kiernan Shipka, Emily VanCamp, Christopher Meloni, Piper Perabo, Chris Pine | Michael Kelly, Lio Tipton, Brianne Howey, mgk, Travis Tope |
Synopsis
Carriers
A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.
Viral
Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.