Contamination vs The Day

Contamination has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.1/10 for The Day). The Day is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 47m. The Day is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are action, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Contamination posterContamination2025 VS The Day posterThe Day2011
ContaminationThe Day
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.1/10
Year20252011
Length1h 47m1h 25m
GenresAction, Horror, Science FictionAction, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
CountryCanada–
DirectorDavid Heacock, Neil ChaseDouglas Aarniokoski
Main castElizabeth Chamberlain, Neil Chase, Brandon Horth, S-Raj Kumar, Tyler SabourinShawn Ashmore, Michael Eklund, Dominic Monaghan, Cory Hardrict, Alain Moussi

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.

The Day

Open war against humanity rages. For five survivors – lost and on the run – the pursuit is relentless, the bullets are dwindling and the battle is everywhere. This is a 24-hour look into their lives.

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