5.5 Score

2012 • 1h 50min • Not Rated • Horror, Science Fiction

Antiviral

"What If You Could Feel Like They Do... We Can Help."

Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.

IMDb 5.7

RT 66%

MC 55

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Brandon Cronenberg

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Caleb Landry Jones

Syd March

Sarah Gadon

Hannah Geist

Malcolm McDowell

Dr. Abendroth

Joe Pingue

Arvid

Sheila McCarthy

Dev Harvey

Douglas Smith

Edward Porris

Wendy Crewson

Mira Tesser

Nicholas Campbell

Dorian

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Caleb Landry Jones Syd March

Sarah Gadon Hannah Geist

Malcolm McDowell Dr. Abendroth

Joe Pingue Arvid

Sheila McCarthy Dev Harvey

Douglas Smith Edward Porris

Wendy Crewson Mira Tesser

Nicholas Campbell Dorian

James Cade Levine

Dawn Greenhalgh Jane

Lara Jean Chorostecki Michelle

Salvatore Antonio Topp

Elitsa Bako Vera

Reid Morgan Derek Lessing

Nenna Abuwa Aria Noble

Katie Bergin Candyce

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