Summary of viral outbreak films
| Film (year) | Intentional/ Bioterrorism | Preventive measures taken | Preventive measures violated | Viral agent mutates | Epidemiologist/ Virologist character | Air/Border travel implicated | Conspiracy plot (*guilty) |
| 12 Monkeys (1995) | Yes | PPE, hygiene | No | Yes | Yes—minor | Yes | Fringe group |
| Outbreak (1995) | Yes | PPE, hygiene, V, SD, I/Q | PPE, V, I/Q | Yes | Yes—major | Yes | Military,* US government* |
| Resident Evil (2002) | Yes | I/Q | I/Q | Yes | No | Yes (in sequels) | Big Pharma* |
| 28 Days Later (2002) | Yes | PPE, I/Q | I/Q | No | No | Yes | World governments |
| Cabin Fever (2002) | No | PPE, hygiene, SD, I/Q | Hygiene, I/Q | No | No | Yes | Police,* hospital staff* |
| 28 Weeks Later (2007) | No | PPE, hygiene, V, I/Q | I/Q | No | No | Yes | NATO* |
| I am Legend (2007) | Yes | PPE, I/Q | No | Yes | Yes—major | Yes | No |
| Planet Terror (2007) | Yes | PPE, I/Q | PPE, I/Q | No | No | Yes | Fringe group,* military,* hospital staff* |
| Blindness (2008) | Not stated | PPE, SD, I/Q | SD, I/Q | No | No | No | Military, government |
| Doomsday (2008) | Yes | PPE, V, SD, I/Q | V, SD, I/Q | No | Yes—major | Yes | Fringe group,* UK government* |
| Pontypool (2008) | Not stated | Hygiene, V, SD, I/Q | Hygiene, SD, I/Q | Yes | No | No | Military* |
| Quarantine (2008) | Yes | PPE, SD, I/Q | PPE, I/Q | No | Yes—minor | Yes (in sequels) | Fringe group,* military,* CDC* |
| Carriers (2009) | Not stated | PPE, hygiene, V, SD, I/Q | PPE, V, SD, I/Q | No | No | No | Military, government, CDC* |
| The Crazies (2010) | Yes | PPE, I/Q | PPE, I/Q | Yes | No | Yes | Military* |
| Contagion (2011) | No | PPE, hygiene, V, SD, I/Q | V, SD, I/Q | Yes | Yes—major | Yes | Fringe group,* military, Chinese government,* CDC, WHO, Big Pharma |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) | Yes | PPE, SD, I/Q | PPE, I/Q | Yes (in sequels) | No | Yes | Big Pharma* |
| Infected (2013) | No | I/Q | I/Q | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fedz (2013) | Unavailable | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| World War Z (2013) | Yes | V, I/Q | V, I/Q | Yes | Yes—minor | Yes | Israeli government, Chinese government* |
| Maggie (2015) | Not stated | PPE, hygiene, SD, I/Q | SD, I/Q | No | No | No | Government,* CDC, hospital workers* |
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; I/Q, isolation and/or quarantine; NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization; PPE, personal protective equipment; SD, social distancing; V, vaccination.