Contamination vs Species
Contamination has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Species). Contamination is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 48m. Species is the older of the two (1995 against 2025). Both are action, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contamination
Species| Contamination | Species | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction | Action, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | David Heacock, Neil Chase | Roger Donaldson |
| Main cast | Elizabeth Chamberlain, Neil Chase, Brandon Horth, S-Raj Kumar, Tyler Sabourin | Marg Helgenberger, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Michelle Williams, Natasha Henstridge |
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.
Species
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.
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