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Volcano

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When a massive earthquake rocks the city of Los Angeles, Emergency Management department head Mike Roark (Tommy Lee Jones) returns from his vacation to help with the city's response. After geologist Dr. Amy Barnes (Anne Heche) warns that a volcano may be forming in sewer tunnels, another severe earthquake unleashes the lava flowing underfoot, threatening to destroy the whole city. As the fiery molten rock runs through the streets, Roark and Barnes must figure out how to divert it.
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Critics Consensus

Volcano's prodigious pyrotechnics and Tommy Lee Jones' crotchety sneers at lava aren't quite enough to save this routine disaster film.

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Bill Stamets Chicago Reader 06/15/2022
Unfortunately, Volcano is also faithful to Hollywood’s legendary lack of originality... Go to Full Review William Thomas Empire Magazine 01/08/2019
3/5
None of it makes a hell of a lot of sense and the supporting cast are wallpaper thin, but Volcano is at least hot on entertainment. Go to Full Review David Ansen Newsweek 02/28/2018
Volcano, busily and cheerfully hysterical, always has some new fish to fry, new truck to melt, new skyscraper to tumble or new manhole to pop with a radiant gusher of movie magma. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast 09/20/2024
Tommy Lee Jones might be trapped in this movie while Anne Heche steals the show. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 04/25/2022
4/5
The more I watch Volcano, the film holds up as the best volcano movie from 1997 with never-ending action. Go to Full Review Louis Peitzman io9.com 01/08/2019
There's a glorious faux-plausibility to the proceedings that makes movies like Volcano all the more entertaining. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Carson P @Parkerdean 2d Say what you want but this is way better than Dante’s peak Tommy Lee jones is great as always and I even thiught plot and charachters were well developed it’s story is about like this disaster of a lava eruption underground and in there there’s this father daughter relation and how he has to save the people and others do so as well there are even scenes in the premise of sacrifices and I thought that was interesting it had some terrific CGI the lava flows looked pretty convincing it gets you on the edge of your seat it’s pure adrenaline and viewers should give this underrated film more praise like make more articles naming reasons that make this 1997 film a disaster blockbuster classic it’s like a Roland emmerich film it’s well directed and has enough heart beating in it’s hood it deserves a solid 8.5/10 and an A- See more Darwin A @TASM2012 Mar 12 Mi película favorita de todos los tiempos, nuca me canso de verla, tiene unos VFX excelentes y un excelente Tommy Lee Jones que siempre salva las películas en las que aparece y la película va directo al grano y no se anda con rodemos. En conclusión, una excelente película, muy recomendable. See more William W @RT66515145 Oct 31 A criminally underrated disaster classics See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 13 Ages 13 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $122,823,468.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Tommy Lee Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Daniel C. M @RT91944882 Jul 30 A hamfisted, senseless, and totally out-of-place "message" alongside some considerable technical and logical goofs fortunately can't ruin this amazing ride with absolutely stunning and top-notch special effects and a great performance from Tommy Lee. See more Korra N @RT88131552 Jul 27 Really dumb with a few too many stupid characters, but still a pretty fun natural disaster film. See more Read all reviews
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Mick Jackson

Director

Tommy Lee Jones

Mike Roark

Anne Heche

Dr. Amy Barnes

Gaby Hoffmann

Kelly Roark

Don Cheadle

Emmit Reese

Jacqueline Kim

Dr. Jaye Calder

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Synopsis When a massive earthquake rocks the city of Los Angeles, Emergency Management department head Mike Roark (Tommy Lee Jones) returns from his vacation to help with the city's response. After geologist Dr. Amy Barnes (Anne Heche) warns that a volcano may be forming in sewer tunnels, another severe earthquake unleashes the lava flowing underfoot, threatening to destroy the whole city. As the fiery molten rock runs through the streets, Roark and Barnes must figure out how to divert it.
Director
Mick Jackson
Producer
Neal H. Moritz, Andrew Z. Davis
Screenwriter
Jerome Armstrong, Billy Ray
Distributor
Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 25, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$47.5M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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