Volcano

Name: Volcano
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1997-04-25
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim

1997·Movie·PG-13·104 min·★ 5.9(1,680)

Science Fiction Action Drama Thriller More English titles

“The coast is toast.”

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.

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United States	AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, Philo	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Canada	Disney Plus, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
Germany	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
France	Molotov TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Pathé Home
Spain	Disney Plus, Tivify	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Brazil	Disney Plus	—
Japan	Disney Plus	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FOD
South Korea	Disney Plus	wavve

About Volcano

Volcano is a 1997 English-language science fiction, action and drama film directed by Mick Jackson. The cast is led by Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann. It has a runtime of 1h 44m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 1700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV.

Volcano was produced by 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, and Shuler Donner / Donner & Moritz Original Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on April 25, 1997, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $90 million, it went on to gross $123 million worldwide.

Director: Mick Jackson
Writers: Billy Ray, Jerome Armstrong
Release date: April 25, 1997
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $90 million
Box office: $123 million
Production: 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Shuler Donner / Donner & Moritz Original Productions

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Volcano cast & crew

Volcano was directed by Mick Jackson and written by Billy Ray and Jerome Armstrong.

The cast features Tommy Lee Jones as Mike Roark, Anne Heche as Dr. Amy Barnes, Gaby Hoffmann as Kelly Roark, Don Cheadle as Emmit Reese, Jacqueline Kim as Dr. Jaye Calder, and Keith David as Lt. Ed Fox.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Alan Silvestri, cinematography is by Theo van de Sande, and it was produced by Neal H. Moritz and Andrew Z. Davis.

Is Volcano worth watching?

Volcano holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 1,680 ratings, a more divisive science fiction films.

At 1h 44m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy science fiction, action, and drama, Volcano is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Volcano

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