Colony vs Virus
Colony has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.4/10 for Virus). Virus is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 3m. Virus is the older of the two (1999 against 2026). Both are action, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Colony
Virus| Colony | Virus | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1999 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction | Action, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Yeon Sang-ho | John Bruno |
| Main cast | Ji Chang-wook, Choi Gwang-il, Kim Shin-rock, Koo Kyo-hwan, Gianna Jun | Donald Sutherland, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cliff Curtis, William Baldwin, Marshall Bell |
Synopsis
Colony
Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
Virus
When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.