Volcano

Volcano

1997 · 104 min · EN · PG-13 · 5.9 (1,671 votes)
Dir. Mick Jackson · Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim, Keith David · Music Alan Silvestri

The coast is toast.

Science FictionActionDramaThriller

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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This is a pure, unadulterated 90s disaster thrill-ride. Expect relentless, city-shattering chaos and a propulsive race against an unstoppable force of nature. It's a spectacle of urban destruction, filled with heroic efforts and a palpable sense of awe-inspiring danger, delivering an over-the-top, exhilarating experience.

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