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Dante's Peak

Dante's Peak

1997
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 48m
Without warning, day becomes night; air turns to fire, and solid ground melts beneath white-hot lava. Welcome to the town of Dante's Peak, where a long-dormant volcano is about to erupt with devastating force. Who will survive when the inferno unleashes its fury? (Universal)

Directed by:

Roger Donaldson

Screenwriter:

Leslie Bohem

Starring:

Lee Garlington, Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley, Elizabeth Hoffman, Charles Hallahan, Grant Heslov, Kirk Trutner, Arabella Field, Tzi Ma, Brian Reddy

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Action, Adventure

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Dante's Peak

1997
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 48m
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billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 14 Jun 2020
60
34th
I loved the summer of ‘97, I was thirsting for volcanos. Doesn’t have fat guy melting in the subway but grandma melts in a lake. Kind of terrified of volcanos for a bit after, I don’t even live anywhere near a volcano and ... oh my god I probably live on top of a volcano.
Rated 14 Jun 2020
jebJeb
Rated 22 Jan 2009
28
17th
Dante's Peak is so bad not even James Bond or Sarah Conner could save the world from it.
Rated 22 Jan 2009
adoubleadouble
Rated 18 Sep 2012
20
9th
Grandma's death has to go down as one of the most hillarious and pointless heroic sacrifices in movie history.
Rated 18 Sep 2012
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 20 Mar 2007
10
7th
I remember seeing this at a matinee as a teenager, and the whole audience just completely turned on the movie. It was one of the few spontaneous tribal experiences of my life. Just twenty people, an unlikely demo ranging from cute teenage girls to nerdy teenage girls to high school basketball players to me and my posse of wannabe punkers and druggies to elderly couples just out for an afternoon picture- all united in the cause of riffing this shit to pieces. Matinees rule.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
tonytheponyTonythePony
Rated 27 Apr 2008
42
8th
The plot goes like this: Brosnan comes to a town built next to a volcano and says 'Hey man, that thing's gonna blow' then they all go 'Nuh-uh, it's never burned us alive before' then he goes 'Yah, seriously' so they go 'Huh, thanks for the heads-up' and an orderly and casualty-free evacuation takes place. He is then proclaimed a hero and gets to nail the hottest virgin in town (Well, they were going to sacrifice her to the volcano anyway). The End.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 05 Dec 2022
76
51st
Fun disaster movie has the whiff of a 70s era script given a dust-off for the 90s – but it still works, leaning in to the silly and the familiarity without going (too far) into absurdity, and played with an endearing rock-jawed seriousness by Brosnan and Hamilton, who bring as much colour as they can to their cardboard characters. Depending on your familiarity with the 70s disaster cycle, this may ultimately play as too familiar and down the line, but it’s still a lot of fun.
Rated 05 Dec 2022
eastondEastonD
Rated 01 May 2021
20
19th
Two thoughts from this film: Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton make for a handsome couple and should have been in one of those awful Nora Ephron movies may she rest in peace. The old lady lava swimming scene made me laugh and squirt diet dr pepper from my nose onto my chic fil a spicy chicken sandwich.
Rated 01 May 2021
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 16 Sep 2020
55
42nd
A pretty decent 'disaster' move that I saw in the cinema in my youth, so nostalgia likely playing a big role in my rating of the film. I still vividly remember the grandmother 'melting' in the lava flow.
Rated 16 Sep 2020
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 25 Aug 2020
6
42nd
Flaws include bad CGI, a generic romance, and having both a Terry and a Harry character (that one crater scene where they keep yelling at each other while a guy on a walkie-talkie is yelling at both of them is comically chaotic). It's good otherwise: the pre-explosion tension builds nicely, the disaster action afterwards is gritty and great (ashy drives, acidic boat rides, and claustrophobic underground treks all have real weighty suspense), and the practical effects hold up really well.
Rated 25 Aug 2020
spleenspleen
Rated 09 Mar 2014
68
37th
Sure, while the action and peril was entertaining enough, I was really more interested In finding out what the hell Linda Hamilton was putting in the town's coffee.
Rated 09 Mar 2014
djrossdjross
Rated 28 Apr 2012
30
12th
A tale about a bachelor, whose only previous shot at marriage ended in tragedy and therefore heartbreak, finding himself attracted to a woman who has already borne children from a previous marriage, and about his thus staking a claim to the woman's affections by accepting the burden of paternal responsibility that he must therefore adopt and live up to, a claim expressed via heroic deeds and the promise of future fishing vacations. Not really any worse than others of its ilk.
Rated 28 Apr 2012
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 18 Nov 2010
13
3rd
I'm so sick of this same plot being used in every disaster movie.
Rated 18 Nov 2010
overratedoverrated
Rated 14 Jan 2010
33
25th
It's better than Volcano, at least.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
spanksSpanks
Rated 30 Oct 2009
40
28th
Volcano as a serial killer.
Rated 30 Oct 2009
johnshaftjohnshaft
Rated 04 Jul 2009
44
9th
Another generic disaster movie with nothing to separate it from any of the other ones.
Rated 04 Jul 2009
manhattaManhatta
Rated 30 Dec 2007
10
5th
Watched this every year in high-school when our science teacher was hungover. The grandma jumping into the acid water was hilarious. It looked pretty cool sometimes.
Rated 30 Dec 2007
mentoMento
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
5th
"I wasn't even supposed to erupt today."
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 24 Mar 2007
65
37th
1997 had a face-off between Tommy Lee Jones' "Volcano," and Pierce Brosnan's "Dante's Peak." Both were entertaining at best, neither made a major event out of an erupting volcano.
Rated 24 Mar 2007
thaneoffifeThaneOfFife
Rated 01 Mar 2007
50
17th
It may be a better movie that Volcano, but its not near as enjoyable. I just didn't like this like i liked volcano.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 11 Dec 2006
7
2nd
I'm guessing it would help, if you're making a film about volcanoes, to know at least SOMETHING about volcanoes. Specifically pyroclastic flows if you're gonna base your biggest special effect on them. No way was Brosnan gonna survive when that sucker blew.
Rated 11 Dec 2006
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 03 Dec 2006
1
12th
come on
Rated 03 Dec 2006
cromcrom
Rated 30 May 2024
60
49th
Good Entertainment.
Rated 30 May 2024
forehead1forehead1
Rated 14 May 2024
60
72nd
The build-up of suspense in the first half is actually somewhat serious and realistic, helped immeasurably by the fantastic scenery of the area; the all-action second half could get tiresome but holds your attention, keeping the pace up and the audience interested. Even the daft stuff in this movie (the acid lake, crumbly town, invincible car, the dog, etc.) is amusing rather than annoying, and some of the effects are still impressive today. Surprisingly short on the lava mind.
Rated 14 May 2024
benhagybenhagy
Rated 21 Sep 2022
55
15th
Worth it for the grandma, even if just barely.
Rated 21 Sep 2022
jasoo2jasoo2
Rated 02 Jun 2022
36
17th
Featuring many preposterous happenings and much poor decision making by the characters, at some point the movie seems to hover perilously just above the level of camp.
Rated 02 Jun 2022
jols93Jols93
Rated 15 Nov 2021
40
19th
An mediocre at best disaster film in which all logic goes out the window for the characters when the volcanologist warns the town and jumps into a acid lake once it finally erupts. The effects are good for the time. The characters are just so frustrating to follow because no one listens to the expert and everyone makes the dumbest decisions. The science behind it is bad they literally drive over lava then in the same vehicle outrun a pyroclastic flow that was 20 feet behind them.
Rated 15 Nov 2021
flag1976flag1976
Rated 25 Sep 2021
8
0th
Great suspense
Rated 25 Sep 2021
arossaross
Rated 16 Aug 2021
76
53rd
Very fun with tampered expectations. Unapologetically unrealistic.
Rated 16 Aug 2021
esperhartEsperHart
Rated 30 Mar 2021
95
58th
https://esperwatchesfilms.tumblr.com/post/647092805268848640/dantes-peak-1997
Rated 30 Mar 2021
brellbrell
Rated 07 Nov 2020
40
78th
I hate disaster movies but this one is somehow a comfort movie for me??? maybe it's because I get to have my Hamilton and my Brosnan crushes in one space
Rated 07 Nov 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 10 Mar 2020
50
43rd
Seen: 2-3.
Rated 10 Mar 2020
nyctalopeNyctalope
Rated 21 Feb 2018
75
43rd
One of the better disaster movies out there, but otherwise, nothing exemplary or stand-out. Entertaining movie, nothing more.
Rated 21 Feb 2018
cowmanCowman
Rated 07 Oct 2017
65
40th
good fun.
Rated 07 Oct 2017
jerrybeckjerrybeck
Rated 18 Feb 2017
78
92nd
One of the best catastrophic movies ever. Great acting, fantastic kids, Hamilton looks beautiful. Also possibly the best buildup in that kind of film, you actually care about the characters.
Rated 18 Feb 2017
florvdeFlorVdE
Rated 03 Jan 2017
1
17th
Quite a good build-up, uninteresting resolution.
Rated 03 Jan 2017
tsvetetsvete
Rated 09 Jul 2016
97
81st
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Rated 09 Jul 2016
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 30 Aug 2015
100
91st
Disaster action adventure starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton. An expert on volcanos is sent to investigate seismic activity at Dante's Peak. When two bodies are found in a hot spring, local businessmen are desperate to minimise the damage to the tourist industry and protect business interests whatever the cost.
Rated 30 Aug 2015
wicklebeeWicklebee
Rated 11 Jul 2015
52
46th
Watched this for a class, it had a few good moments but overall was just weird. Especially why I was watching it.
Rated 11 Jul 2015
alexshredsAlex_Shreds
Rated 13 May 2015
30
6th
Volcano go boom
Rated 13 May 2015
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 29 Jun 2014
5
30th
Dante's Peak is definitely a guilty pleasure. It's dumb, it's stupid and it's generic of every other disaster movie. But it's probably one of my favourite generic disaster movies. Pierce Brosnan & Linda Hamilton both carry the film reasonably well but otherwise the supporting cast is woeful. I recall the score to be chilling and I remember feeling in suspense watching this for the first time. But looking back it's so frustrating how stupid this film can be and how dumb the characters are.
Rated 29 Jun 2014
chroniclerChronicler
Rated 20 Jan 2014
55
17th
mid 90's disaster movie starring pierce brosnan; just kind of a meh film overall not really that great.
Rated 20 Jan 2014
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 05 Oct 2013
50
23rd
An average disaster movie. Thrills? Check. Cheese? Check.
Rated 05 Oct 2013
ndkchkNdkchk
Rated 30 Jun 2013
50
22nd
So bad it's... watchable, if you can overlook the inaccuracies, the stupidity of most of the characters, and the end coming out of nowhere.
Rated 30 Jun 2013
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 12 Feb 2013
29
2nd
All 29 points are dedicated to the grandma, whose tragic death was perhaps the most easily avoidable I've ever seen.
Rated 12 Feb 2013
actlikealadyactlikealady
Rated 24 Nov 2012
30
14th
Not good at all. Don't do it ya'll. Just don't.
Rated 24 Nov 2012
synthonosynthono
Rated 24 Sep 2012
75
29th
Actually not that bad. Still looks pretty decent, reasonably thrilling, oddly obsessed with coffee, all the cars are from the '80s which gets almost distracting when you notice it. Still, as volcano movies from 1997 go, it's better than Volcano.
Rated 24 Sep 2012
aversasAversaS
Rated 14 Aug 2012
50
27th
Meh
Rated 14 Aug 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 10 Jul 2012
69
71st
This takes a while to get going and the ending is a bit abrupt but it still manages to be a fun thrill ride.
Rated 10 Jul 2012
kallanKallan
Rated 04 Jun 2012
70
38th
Decent natural-disaster movie
Rated 04 Jun 2012
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 09 Jan 2012
35
10th
3+ might want to skip this one
Rated 09 Jan 2012
goremeatgoremeat
Rated 04 Sep 2011
34
17th
It's shit, but if you pretend that Brosnan is James Bond (not that hard) in the film, then it's quite interesting.
Rated 04 Sep 2011
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 08 Jun 2011
24
17th
They ironically get a fair deal of the geology right, but that certainly doesn't save it from having absurdly idiotic characters with a cliche and poorly written plot. Characters in this movie literally do stupid shit just for the purpose of making some sort of problem or conflict in the plot which can be downright hilarious at times due to how obvious the attempt to do so is. The only quality of this movie is the level of its sheer terribleness.
Rated 08 Jun 2011
wangmasterwangmaster
Rated 03 May 2011
69
21st
People get cooked alive. From there the story rapidly goes downhill.
Rated 03 May 2011
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 11 Mar 2011
45
36th
Generic disaster movie in which Pierce Brosnan gets to tell everyone but the audience "I told you so!"
Rated 11 Mar 2011
sebbysebby
Rated 11 Mar 2011
40
16th
Somewhat enjoyable garbage.
Rated 11 Mar 2011
seanberndorffSeanBerndorff
Rated 20 Oct 2010
60
39th
Pretty decent disaster movie. Prefer this to Vulcano from the same year.
Rated 20 Oct 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
58
23rd
It is superior to the other volcano movie (lets call it Lava) but still ultimately fails due to its absurd story.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
nobletNoblet
Rated 25 Sep 2010
46
21st
The Deep Impact of mediocre volcano movies!
Rated 25 Sep 2010
dunbardunbar
Rated 01 Sep 2010
60
25th
Extremely mediocre action-disaster movie. I know Linda Hamilton's choices in men are somewhat limited, what with being cut off from civilisation by volcanic ashe and liquid magma. But with each eye-rolling hero scene with I-told-you-so Pierce Brosnan, I'm surprised she didn't jump into the acid stream with her mother.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
skottisSkottis
Rated 27 Jan 2010
1
20th
Think of the worst movies you have ever seen and multiply that with thousand; you get Dante's Peak. 1,5 hours of pure horror!
Rated 27 Jan 2010
kiralioKiralio
Rated 08 Dec 2009
20
6th
1/5
Rated 08 Dec 2009
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 12 Oct 2009
45
24th
At least it doesn't suck as hard as Volcano... Even though it features the genre's most over-the-top/annoying "heroic golden retriever" moment.
Rated 12 Oct 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
20
14th
Generic disaster B-Movie. Meh.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 22 Jul 2009
60
29th
Not good acting, but some good effects.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 21 Jul 2009
1
11th
It's a disaster movie. It plays out like every other disaster movie.
Rated 21 Jul 2009
rocketluccoRocketlucco
Rated 30 Jun 2009
10
3rd
Overall Enjoyment: 5/40, Plot/Themes: 0/20, Cinematography/Direction: 0/20, Acting/Writing: 5/20 Pierce Brosnan vs. A VOLCANO!!!
Rated 30 Jun 2009
reeseReese
Rated 06 Jun 2009
82
62nd
I love disater movies..
Rated 06 Jun 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 15 May 2009
50
36th
You must be a big fan of disaster movie, to really enjoy this movie. Not a horrible movie, but is kinda slower.
Rated 15 May 2009
lovelyricha1lovelyricha1
Rated 02 May 2009
60
12th
if pierce brosnan didnt look yummmmmmm i wudnt see dis ever! all points to him-actually if u r trying to decide wich volcano based movie to see-dis or "volcano" please choose dis-5 points for having a screenplay better dan dat anne heche monstrosity!
Rated 02 May 2009
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 06 Apr 2009
77
49th
Enjoyable enough. I don't watch a lot of disaster movies so seeing stuff like lava and fire and ash clouds carries some novelty value for me. I was about 15 when I first saw this and that's probably the perfect age to appreciate it.
Rated 06 Apr 2009
abricruabricru
Rated 14 Mar 2009
73
60th
I love when Grandma jumps out of the boat, hee-hee.
Rated 14 Mar 2009
andaghandagh
Rated 30 Jan 2009
35
7th
I watched this in high school geography class. Why, I don't know. If this was a student's geography presentation and I was a geography teacher I would have given the student an F because this movie's grasp on earth sciences is on the same level as Ted Stevens' (RIP) understanding of the internet.
Rated 30 Jan 2009
micahmicah
Rated 03 Jan 2009
55
25th
James Bond and Sarah Connor try to save this movie, but ultimately fail.
Rated 03 Jan 2009
wolfentirWolfentir
Rated 02 Dec 2008
40
14th
lol
Rated 02 Dec 2008
isobelmoonIsobelmoon
Rated 17 Oct 2008
70
65th
It's not a great movie but it's something I can relatively watch if I'm a bit bored.
Rated 17 Oct 2008
omicron91Omicron91
Rated 15 Oct 2008
70
47th
Pretty interesting Disaster movie. Strangely, I think I've seen it 500 times.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 03 Aug 2008
49
50th
okay
Rated 03 Aug 2008
batface89batface89
Rated 28 Jul 2008
73
20th
Decent film but not incredibly believable (I know, it's a movie!)
Rated 28 Jul 2008
gr8googlyGr8Googly
Rated 20 Jun 2008
21
4th
Peak of boredom.
Rated 20 Jun 2008
justinpdJustinPD
Rated 12 May 2008
35
4th
Arghhh! ASHHHHHH!
Rated 12 May 2008
howardruhowardru
Rated 24 Apr 2008
80
17th
Great story
Rated 24 Apr 2008
enthusiastEnthusiast
Rated 20 Apr 2008
10
0th
Dude geology is AWESOME
Rated 20 Apr 2008
bodaggerBo_Dagger
Rated 18 Apr 2008
5
45th
Daaaaaamn, that old bitch done walked through acid!
Rated 18 Apr 2008
kayleigh87kayleigh87
Rated 05 Apr 2008
100
0th
great. reconmend to anyone how is a fan of natural disasters,
Rated 05 Apr 2008
ktappektappe
Rated 23 Mar 2008
32
12th
Even more pathetic than "Volcano" which it was competing with that year. Avoid.
Rated 23 Mar 2008
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 18 Mar 2008
18
8th
The movie gets a few things right, but "few" is the operative word. It's just so cheesy and ridiculous, with so many characters doing inconceivably stupid things for the sole purpose of "creating drama". Hell, I enjoyed Tommy Lee Jones' Volcano more than this, because at least that doesn't take itself this seriously. Brosnan shouldn't be doing movies like this. Good thing, he hasn't since.
Rated 18 Mar 2008
john_lockeJohn Locke
Rated 04 Mar 2008
67
8th
Mediocre disaster affair.
Rated 04 Mar 2008
warchildWarchild
Rated 01 Mar 2008
80
39th
Only liked it because of the lead actors, the plot is rather weak.
Rated 01 Mar 2008
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 04 Feb 2008
2
33rd
This gets a high score because of that awesome melting grandma scene.
Rated 04 Feb 2008
filliganFilligan
Rated 23 Jan 2008
36
3rd
It's just Pierce Brosnan telling everyone a volcano's gonna blow and no one believing him. And then once it blows everything, including logic, goes to hell. How can an 8-year-old know how to drive a standard truck but doesn't know how to work the wipers? That pissed me off. And this movie has the worst use of the Wilhelm scream in history.
Rated 23 Jan 2008
gruniongrunion
Rated 23 Sep 2007
55
20th
Typical disaster movie. Light on plot, light on dialogue, heavy on effects. Not my cup of tea, but if all you want is to see lava flowing in the living room, this one's for you.
Rated 23 Sep 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
55
30th
good looking, but kinda dull and silly
Rated 16 Sep 2007
fyngyrzfyngyrz
Rated 29 Aug 2007
9
62nd
Somewhat plausible. Good volcano movie.
Rated 29 Aug 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 23 Aug 2007
19
19th
ok
Rated 23 Aug 2007
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 14 Aug 2007
41
34th
Better than Volcano.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
42
4th
I feel bad for Pierce Brosnan. He tried to make movies between Bond films and they just weren't that good. Therefore, I think he struggled for a bit in his post-Bond career to re-establish himself.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 14 Aug 2007
28
8th
I just found myself angry at how bored I was in the first half. 16/FEB/2023
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 14 Aug 2007
25
5th
It's sad that the best part of this when I saw it was when part of the last reel melted.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mrbeckmrbeck
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
7th
No Pierce Brosnan, go back to your bond films.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stvesaStVeSa
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
6th
Natural disaster movies have a way of not being good.
Rated 14 Aug 2007

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