Contamination vs The Ruins
Contamination has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for The Ruins). The Ruins is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 47m. The Ruins is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contamination
The Ruins| Contamination | The Ruins | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction | Horror |
| Country | Canada | Germany |
| Director | David Heacock, Neil Chase | Carter Smith |
| Main cast | Elizabeth Chamberlain, Neil Chase, Brandon Horth, S-Raj Kumar, Tyler Sabourin | Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore, Jordan Patrick Smith, Jena Malone, Sergio Calderón |
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 Ruins
Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.
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