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jarred pickles, and getting snippy with strangers over the last roll of toilet tissue? Or indeed that watching pandemic movies would
people finding cathartic release in seeing their anxieties play out onscreen
(2011)(Image credit: Warner Bros)Every cloud has a silver lining it seems
This fast-paced thriller charts the rapid transmission of a virus across the globe as scientists hurry to find a vaccine and social order
disintegrates.Despite being a Hollywood thriller, this breathless multi-perspective narrative has been described as ultra-realistic -
informed by the World Health Organisation and praised for its accurate depiction of a pandemic by scientists
CinemaxUK: Paid rentalCanada: Netflix and Crave +Australia: Paid rentalThe Crazies (1973)(Image credit: IMDB)Five years after George A
When a military plane carrying an untested bio-weapon crashes in the hills of a nearby American town, their water supply becomes
contaminated causing local residents to die or become homicidal
heightens the grisly shocks as families retaliate against the hazmat-clad military while additionally fending off the violence-prone
in the US: Amazon Prime Video and VUDUUK: Paid rentalCanada: Paid rentalAustralia: N/A.Outbreak (1995)(Image credit: Warner Bros)Outbreak
gave monkeys a bad name way before the rage-plagued primate in 28 Days Later
Opening in Zaire, Africa, a fictional disease called Motaba spreads to California after an infected capuchin monkey is smuggled into the
The disease develops into a strain of influenza, and the small town of Cedar Creeks is placed under martial law as the infection rapidly
But it entertains with a talented cast, including Dustin Hoffman, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Rene Russo
multiplex.Available to stream in the US: NetflixUK: Paid rentalCanada: Paid rentalAustralia: Paid rentalTwelve Monkeys (1995)(Image credit:
Twelve Monkeys is a dystopian sci-fi fantasy set in post-apocalyptic Philadelphia in 2035
Bruce Willis is Cole, a convict who volunteers to go back in time to in the hope of reducing his sentence and finding the cause of the virus
But the past proves more bewildering than the future.Gilliam-esque camera angles and stunning production design are impressive, particularly
a desolate Philly overrun by animals
Meanwhile, Brad Pitt bagged his first Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination as Jeffrey Goines: inmate and leader of the Army of the Twelve
FuboTV and Amazon ShowtimeUK: UnavailableCanada: Amazon Prime Video and Crave StarzAustralia: Paid rentalLast Man on Earth (1964)(Image
Smith blockbuster in 2007
The 1964 version is arguably the best
It revolves around the monotonous routine of Doctor Robert Morgan that, in the wake of a virulent plague, has left him the last human
the day to kill the infected undead, only to return home alone at night to barricade himself against the vengeful hordes.Available to stream
in the US: Amazon Prime Video and HooplaUK: Amazon Prime VideoCanada: Amazon Prime VideoAustralia: Kanopy and Amazon Prime VideoIt Comes at
Night (2017)(Image credit: Netflix)Another gem from production company A24 (Hereditary, The Witch) this horror-thriller is full of slow-burn
Will, mother Kim, and their son Andrew
Although initially distrustful, they agree to share resources and begin to bond
atmosphere of clammy claustrophobia
destruction when an American pathologist instructs his Korean colleague to dump formaldehyde in the Han River
A few years and lots of dead fish later, a gigantic amphibious creature emerges, attacking the local residents and kidnapping a young girl
As the military arrive to quarantine the area, they declare that not only is the mutant dangerous, but that it carries an unknown virus
the US: Roku Channel and HooplaUK: Paid rentalCanada: HooplaAustralia: Paid rental28 Weeks Later (2007)(Image credit: Amazon Prime
Video)Those infamous scenes of Cillian Murphy walking through an abandoned London in 28 Days Later (2002) seem eerily prophetic in the wake
The 2007 sequel however begins after the outbreak of the rage virus, with the infected dying of hunger and NATO instigating a safe zone in
children Tammy and Andy, and US Army Medical Officer Scarlet (Rose Byrne)
infected have reached European shores
US: Paid rental onlyUK: Paid rentalCanada: Paid rentalAustralia: Foxtel NowDay of the Dead (1985)(Image credit: Kanopy)Although less well
the remaining survivors, who reside in an underground facility
Scientific logic comes to blows with military force and soon the greatest threat to their existence seems to be each other.Originally dubbed
rentalCanada: Tubi TV and Flix FlingAustralia: Amazon Prime Video and KanopyZombieland (2009)(Image credit: Netflix)Ending on a lighter
On their separate ways across the country, their trajectory changes when they fall in with two streetwise sisters, played by Emma Stone and
And, as well as the gore and guffaws, it manages to accommodate romantic and heartfelt moments too.Available to stream in the US: Paid
rental onlyUK: NowTV and Sky GoCanada: Netflix and Crave StarzAustralia: NetflixHow to stream these pandemic movies when abroadWe've listed
out where to watch this selection of films in the US, UK, Australia and Canada
But if you're away from home and you discover that there's no way to watch them (your usual stream is likely to be geo-blocked when
overseas and even Netflix doesn't have every film in every region) then you'll need to download a VPN to change your IP address to a server
in the country where it is being streamed - it's much more straight forward than it sounds!Firstly, grab the best service out there - we
think that's ExpressVPN, thanks to its speed, security, simplicity of use an d superb customer service
ExpressVPN also has a 30-day money back guarantee and you can purchase an annual plan for a 49% discount and 3 months extra FREE.Once
installed, select the location of your home country and simply click connect
