Volcano

Name: Volcano
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: April 25, 1997
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Anne Heche, Tommy Lee Jones

1997

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: April 25, 1997 | PG-13

Starring: Anne Heche, Tommy Lee Jones

Summary: Beneath the famed La Brea Tar Pits, a raging volcano pushes to the surface, raining a storm of deadly firebombs and an endless tide of white-hot lava upon the stunned City of Angels in this pulse-pounding action thriller! (Fox)

Director: Mick Jackson

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 104 min

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John Krewson

Deft filmmaking that allows the special effects to help, not be, the story combines with an actual script to make Volcano a smart, self-aware, and most of all fun disaster movie. Read full review

James Berardinelli

In fact, this is one of the best pure disaster movies ever made (not that it has much competition). Congratulations to director Mick Jackson for a job well done. Read full review

David Ansen

The secret of Volcano's success as a better-than-average disasterama is its nonstop pace. Read full review

David Sterritt

This disaster film has action from the get-go; but its awesome special effects hide a laughably corny plot, and for a picture about terror from the depths, its characters are ridiculously shallow. Read full review

Gary Kamiya

A flatulent blast of superheated air from the seething bowels of Hollywood, features all the usual idiocies -- implausibility on an epic scale, bogus "human interest" elements, plot developments that offer all the surprises of a Bob Dole speech. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Congratulations to director Mick Jackson and writers Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray for liberating themselves from the tedious demands of believability. Read full review

David Plotz

Volcano is just another $100 million genre movie, and a pretty lousy one, to boot. Read full review

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BrandonL.

Jan 16, 2006

Excellent movie. Tommy Lee Jones' best film to date. Also, it's the best disaster film ever, even better then "The Day After Tomorrow."

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RickyReviews

Feb 22, 2016

I found nothing wrong with this movie. The plot is somewhat original, I mean, who would of thought a park in Los Angeles, California would become a volcano, destroying everything in its path. Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche were amazing in this. Great special effects. This film really blowsI found nothing wrong with this movie. The plot is somewhat original, I mean, who would of thought a park in Los Angeles, California would become a volcano, destroying everything in its path. Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche were amazing in this. Great special effects. This film really blows Dante's Peak away hehehe. 10/10… Expand

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Bloodyknives

Feb 27, 2023

I've seen it multiple time throughout the years, honestly I find nothing wrong with it, it's a movie don't be so uptight trying to tear everything apart by over analyzing

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KyleM

Dec 16, 2005

Good special effects. could've easily been better. its no dantes peak.

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eva3si0n

Jun 19, 2022

Volcano is a classic disaster movie from the 90s. There's no cool CGI here yet, no spectacular scenes. And in general, after watching Volcano, I am no longer sure that 2012 is the most anti-science film. The most disappointing thing about watching a movie called Volcano is the lack of anVolcano is a classic disaster movie from the 90s. There's no cool CGI here yet, no spectacular scenes. And in general, after watching Volcano, I am no longer sure that 2012 is the most anti-science film. The most disappointing thing about watching a movie called Volcano is the lack of an eruption of the volcano itself. Well, there is no entertainment in the film at all, although the scenery is not bad enough. In general, when watching a film, there is a feeling that Volcano tried to do as soon as possible, well, too many movies, and the number of victims for such a local apocalypse is somehow not enough… Expand

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Vulf001

Jun 14, 2018

If you came here for fun, this is the movie for you. For others the unoriginal plot along with a huge amount of cliches and an unlikely scenario makes me stay away from this movie. Watch Dante's Peak instead.

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moonman1994

Dec 19, 2015

Clearly whoever made this movie does not even understand the basics of how a volcano or heat in general would work. Men are feet from lava and not sweating, there's little to no smoke, and just about no one is coughing. The effects are ok expect for the ash. It looks like someone put greyClearly whoever made this movie does not even understand the basics of how a volcano or heat in general would work. Men are feet from lava and not sweating, there's little to no smoke, and just about no one is coughing. The effects are ok expect for the ash. It looks like someone put grey paper into a paper shredder and thought "hey that looks like ash I guess." The dialogue is also pretty bad and the plot is boring. The best part about the movie is laughing at how stupid it is. I gave it one star because at least the actors in it don't suck.… Expand

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