Contamination vs Malevolent
Contamination has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for Malevolent). Malevolent is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 47m. Malevolent is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contamination
Malevolent| Contamination | Malevolent | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction | Horror |
| Country | Canada | United Kingdom |
| Director | David Heacock, Neil Chase | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson |
| Main cast | Elizabeth Chamberlain, Neil Chase, Brandon Horth, S-Raj Kumar, Tyler Sabourin | Scott Chambers, Florence Pugh, James Cosmo, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Niall Greig Fulton |
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.
Malevolent
A brother-sister team who fake paranormal encounters for cash get more than they bargained for when a job at a haunted estate turns very, very real.
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