Anjelica Huston, Blair Underwood, Christian Laurin

Based on the best-selling book series by Robert Ludlum, this made-for-TV spy thriller sports an all-star cast that includes Mira Sorvino, Steven Dorff, Anjelica Huston, Blair Underwood, and Colm Meane...( read more  read more... )y. When a few people across the globe come down with a mysterious, deadly illness, Col. Jonathan Smith, his fiancée Dr. Sophie Amsden, and the U.S. special force Covert One, must find a solution before the disease wipes out millions.

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Unrated, 160 min.

Directed by: Mick Jackson

Release Date: July 25, 2006

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  • October 2, 2009
    5 of 5 stars to the suspense movie, The Hades Factor. First, I should explain that I have read the book twice and seen the movie twice. Second, I am a big fan of Robert Ludlum's work. This is one of Ludlum's best efforts and I highly recommend either/both the book and the movie. ...( read more)

    The story opens with the start of a plague. First a couple of soldiers die, then other people. Clearly easy to spread this disease and clearly it is deadly. No cure. Early the story takes on a mid-east terrorist theme and we begin to learn the disease is being spread by the terrorists. As the team at "Covert One" (a secret US government intelligence agency) ramps-up, we learn that the terrorists have a method of deployment of this airborne virus that will be very effective. The story mostly focuses on where did the original virus come from and who is causing it to be spread. There are some plot twists slowing down the investigation (like murder of some key people). While the story seems to be exclusively a bio-terrorist plot, there is a big plot twist where the terrorists are simply the agent of the people who are really behind the plot.

    The movie is very long at 2h45min. I believe it was originally a for TV-mini series (two episodes). The style and approach of the movie is that of a high-end TV program rather than an epic movie approach. Lots of photography techniques you see often in TV but never in the movies. The settings, though rich in look, seem "closed-in" (more like a studio than a location). Clearly broken into chunks where commercials could be placed. Well acted, well photographed, just a bit "closed-in" compared to a made-as-a-movie movie.

    A well told story with building suspense. Alot of reality in the story which is chilling to imagine this could really happen (i.e. it ain't sci-fi; it could happen). In the real world, we have seen SARS, Bird Flu and recently H1N1 Flu effecting the population; what if the disease is more deadly than these? What if it spread widely? Yes, this is an exciting, suspenseful story. This is an exciting race against time to save the world! I highly recommend it!
  • August 5, 2008
    Awesome... I like about this and Ebola is intresting :P
  • April 8, 2008
    Simular to Mission Impossible and Bourne. Not bad
  • April 1, 2008
    not that good. but overall ok
  • June 19, 2007
    was very good gripping stuff
  • May 29, 2007
    TV Have to watch it still
  • March 16, 2007
    the second half of the movie is better. overall its a good movie
  • February 8, 2007
    Muy entretenida, aunque algo larga. Sorvino siempre bien.
  • January 21, 2007
    If nothing other than the fact that it is based on a robert ludlum book, it should be worth watching at least once

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