Contamination vs District 9

Contamination has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for District 9). Contamination is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 52m. District 9 is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Contamination posterContamination2025 VS District 9 posterDistrict 92009
ContaminationDistrict 9
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.5/10
Year20252009
Length1h 47m1h 52m
GenresAction, Horror, Science FictionScience Fiction
CountryCanada–
DirectorDavid Heacock, Neil ChaseNeill Blomkamp
Main castElizabeth Chamberlain, Neil Chase, Brandon Horth, S-Raj Kumar, Tyler SabourinJohn Sumner, Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Robert Hobbs

Synopsis

Contamination

A top secret Alaskan lab goes dark due to an unexplained incident, prompting the military to send a black ops team to recover sensitive data and destroy the lab, only to find their ranks infected with a deadly alien virus.

District 9

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can…

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