Movies like Carriers

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   The Book of Eli

   Strong story similarity

   2010 · 118 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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   A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared survival movie style
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Z

   Strong story similarity

   2014 · 82 min · Action · Horror · Thriller

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   A group of strangers flee an ominous storm, seeking refuge on an island. They find no living beings there....but soon, they must fight to survive an onslaught of the undead.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared survival movie style
   • substantial genre overlap

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   The Road

   Strong story similarity

   2009 · 111 min · Adventure · Drama

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   A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared survival movie style
   • shared theme: survival

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   The Ruins

   Strong story similarity

   2008 · 91 min · Horror

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared survival movie style
   • a closely matched era

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   Southbound

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 89 min · Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

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   The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Splinter

   Strong story similarity

   2008 · 82 min · Crime · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

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   When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   28 Days Later

   Similar atmosphere

   2002 · 113 min · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

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   Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: infection and virus
   • shared survival movie style

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   Contagion

   Strong story similarity

   2011 · 106 min · Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller

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   As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: disease and infection
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Executive Decision

   Similar atmosphere

   1996 · 132 min · Action · Adventure · Drama · Thriller

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   Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

   Why it connects

   • shared survival movie style
   • substantial genre overlap

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    Hidden

    Genre overlap

    2015 · 83 min · Horror · Thriller

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    A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.

    Why it connects

    • shared genre DNA

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