Dante's Peak

PG-13

Released Feb 7, 1997

1h 48m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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28%

Tomatometer

32 Reviews

38%

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100,000+ Ratings

Volcanologist Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) and Mayor Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton), finally convince the unbelieving populace that the big one is about to hit and that they need to evacuate immediately, only to discover her two children have gone up the mountain to get their grandmother. With Earth's clock racing against them, they must rescue the kids and grandma before the volcano explodes in a fury of flame and ash a million times more powerful than an atomic bomb.

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Critics Consensus

The movie works when things are on fire, but everything else - from dialogue to characters - is scathingly bad.

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Matt Crenson

Associated Press

The new movie Dante's Peak displays all the elements of the classic Hollywood disaster flick, circa 1975 Irwin Allen (with stomach-turning dialogue to match).

Jan 18, 2018

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Can I recommend half of a movie?

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 16, 2017

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Dante's Peak might take some liberties with the science but the film remains an edge-of-your-seat thriller 25 years after its release.

Feb 7, 2022

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Volcano erupts violently and destroys town; intense peril.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 22, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a perfectly serviceable disaster flick...

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 5, 2019

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D D

One of the best 90s movies out there. Fantastic performances and gripping story line. Watch it every year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/24

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Joseph D. M

Great VFX and solid performances from the leads.. Good Chemistry helps as well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Daniel B

Yet another solid disaster movie which is ruined by the stupid belief that it needs to have moronic child characters who put themselves in danger and get the good characters killed.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Jelisije J

One of the better disaster movies you will see thanks to strong performances from the actors and a beautiful locations of the filming.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Movie C

This was a fun movie I really enjoyed watching Dante's Peak it action packed The story is good. I really love the characters A blast from start to finish Reviewing every distaer movie leading up to the release of Twisters The road to Twisters has begun

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Rich C

Painfully underrated. Great 90s action banger

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Roger Donaldson

Director

Pierce Brosnan

Harry Dalton

Linda Hamilton

Rachel Wando

Charles Hallahan

Paul Dreyfus

Grant Heslov

Greg

Elizabeth Hoffman

Ruth

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - The Bridge is Destroyed

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - Getting Out of Town

2:29

Dante's Peak: Official Clip - Please Stay Calm

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - Crossing the Lava River

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - The Dam Breaks

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - Row Your Boat

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - The Volcano Explodes

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - Going for Grandma

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - Losing Marianne

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Dante's Peak: Official Clip - The Hot Springs

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Synopsis

Volcanologist Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) and Mayor Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton), finally convince the unbelieving populace that the big one is about to hit and that they need to evacuate immediately, only to discover her two children have gone up the mountain to get their grandmother. With Earth's clock racing against them, they must rescue the kids and grandma before the volcano explodes in a fury of flame and ash a million times more powerful than an atomic bomb.

Director: Roger Donaldson
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd , Joseph Singer
Screenwriter: Leslie Bohem
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures , Pacific Western
Rating: PG-13 (Gore|Disaster Related Peril)
Genre: Action , Adventure , Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $67.2M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo , DTS , SDDS , Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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