Dante's Peak

Name: Dante's Peak
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: February 7, 1997
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 43
Cast: Linda Hamilton, Pierce Brosnan

1997

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 7, 1997 | PG-13

Starring: Linda Hamilton, Pierce Brosnan

Summary: Without warning, day becomes night; air turns to fire, and solid ground melts beneath white-hot lava. Welcome to the town of Dante's Peak, where a long-dormant volcano is about to erupt with devastating force. Who will survive when the inferno unleashes its fury? (Universal)

Director: Roger Donaldson

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 108 min

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Lisa Alspector

This corny and manipulative movie taxes your ability to suspend disbelief and predictably punishes characters for their hubris--earmarks of a great disaster flick, if the tone is just right. Read full review

Eric Brace

Dante's Peak is predictable from start to finish, but the video-game style action and effects never let up long enough for you to remember how absurd it all is. It's a blast. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Director Roger Donaldson ("Smash Palace," "No Way Out," "Species"), working from a script by Leslie Bohem ("Daylight"),does a serviceable job, wrapping his narrative around the big kabooms, but the real interest comes from the extraordinary barrage of sound and spectacle. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Dante's Peak is customary for the genre, with convincing special effects sharing screen time with standard-issue characters and situations. Read full review

James Berardinelli

"Twister" is a rush. Dante's Peak, on the other hand, is a bore. Oh, it has its moments, but most of them are concentrated in the final forty-five minutes. The first hour, which is all typical disaster movie setup, is interminable. Read full review

John Krewson

As boring as the special effects are, they far outshine the stultifying plot. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Too bad that by the time the volcano shoots its wad, the movie has already died a thousand deaths, ground to a halt by the interminable waiting for the damn thing to blow. Read full review

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TandT

May 10, 2016

One of the best disaster films I have ever seen, great characters, great set-pieces, great atmosphere...great everything! If you want a truly thrilling and scary disaster film then this is the movie for you, it is executed so well!

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Smitz

Dec 29, 2015

An incredibly enjoyable, engaging and atmospheric disaster flick. Filled with spectacular practical effects, edge of your seat set-pieces and characters actually worth investing in, Dante's Peak for me is a rare treat. It simply ticks all the boxes of a good, well made disaster film. It hasAn incredibly enjoyable, engaging and atmospheric disaster flick. Filled with spectacular practical effects, edge of your seat set-pieces and characters actually worth investing in, Dante's Peak for me is a rare treat. It simply ticks all the boxes of a good, well made disaster film. It has two very likeable leads, the narrative is grounded and not over the top like a lot of other films in this genre and the setting/cinematography is sublime. It's a very well paced picture too, it flows by seamlessly and before you know it the film is finished. Dante's Peak truly deserves the recognition of being one of the best disaster films ever made, it is simply an enjoyable and entertaining movie that can appeal to just about anyone. What will strike you most about the film is how real the characters feel, how they react to this situation, how the plot builds excellently to the big finale and overall, just how fun it is to watch. Dante's peak as a film is 6/10, as a disaster film it sits up their with the best and deserves a solid 8/10.… Expand

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[Anonymous]

Sep 18, 2005

It's no masterpiece. But It's exciting.

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Vulf001

Jun 14, 2018

Why do critics despise this movie? It isn't perfect by any means, but it's very underrated. I liked it more than Volcano. The plot is unoriginal and the story is slow, but it has very good special effects and it was very fun when the whole thing blew up. Check it out.

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Ransack

Aug 11, 2010

It isn't all that bad, just sort of slow in like the first hour. That is what I hate about most movies, they don't showe the good parts until the middle or end. What is up with that?

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Paxster

Oct 23, 2010

A poor excuse for a movie. Not to mention the melodramatic and unrealistic moments. 'OOOO our car is in lava and our tyres are not melting because this is a Hollywood blockbuster'. No,no,no. Piers Brosnan should of stuck with Bond.

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PeCCe

Sep 7, 2013

The movie has many flaws in logic for a disaster movie. While it tries to be exciting and atmospheric, the overrated Hollywood-soundtrack takes it down.

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