Dante's Peak
1997 · Movie · PG-13 · 108 min · ★ 6.2 · 39% critics
A volcanologist travels to the quiet town of Dante’s Peak to study unsettling signs from a dormant volcano. As residents debate what to do, the eruption escalates fast, turning the community into a fight for survival amid relentless disaster.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-02-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (2,076 votes)
- Box office
- $178,127,760
- Budget
- $116,000,000
About
If you enjoy classic volcano-and-town disaster thrills, you’ll likely have a great time with Dante’s Peak, with nonstop tension as it ramps up, but Not for you if you want a subtle or unpredictable story like San Andreas.
Pros: thrilling disaster tension; impressive disaster effects; straightforward fun | Cons: slow start; some characters thin; predictable plot
Themes
- rescue
- small town
- helicopter
- lava
- mayor
- evacuation
- natural disaster
- motel
- volcano
- lovers
- partnership
- volcanology
- +13 more
Cast & crew
Pierce Brosnan
as Harry Dalton
Linda Hamilton
as Rachel Wando
Arabella Field
as Nancy
Jamie Renée Smith
as Lauren Wando
Jeremy Foley
as Graham Wando
Elizabeth Hoffman
as Ruth
Charles Hallahan
as Paul Dreyfus
Grant Heslov
as Greg
Kirk Trutner
as Terry Furlong
Tzi Ma
as Stan
Directed by Roger Donaldson