Outbreak

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Outbreak

R

1995

2h 7m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Drama

Horror

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A dangerous airborne virus threatens civilization in this tense thriller. After an African monkey carrying a lethal virus is smuggled into the U.S., an outbreak occurs in a California town. To control the spread of the disease, a team of doctors is brought in that includes a contagious disease expert (Dustin Hoffman) and his ex-wife (Rene Russo). Once the Army intervenes to handle the situation, though, the doctors must fight against the clock to save the town and its residents.

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Critics Consensus

A frustratingly uneven all-star disaster drama, Outbreak ultimately proves only mildly contagious and leaves few lasting side effects.

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Malcolm Knox

Sydney Morning Herald

Apr 29

This film could have learnt one lesson from Ron Howard's excellent Apollo 13: you don't need baddies to generate suspense. And you don't need miraculous coincidences -- stretching credulity tighter than Homer Simpson's underpants -- to save the day.

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

03/16/2020

4/5

Petersen pulls off the thrills at a stomach lurching pace, and with its requisite Hollywood ham...

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Duane Byrge

The Hollywood Reporter

03/11/2020

Petersen's vigilant, enlivening direction never allows the story's death-of-mankind topic to undermine its personal powers, deftly mixing in humor, as well as other tonal lighteners, to nurture it.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

May 8

B+

It's a very silly film, but it's also grandly entertaining for its first 90 minutes, watching Petersen keep things on the move as catastrophe comes for all.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Jul 15

6/10

It’s difficult to appreciate the prescience of the film and its unending relevancy, thanks to the theatrics and excitement and nearly laughable finale (full of extreme improbabilities), but it’s still mostly entertaining.

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

06/25/2022

Maybe not my favorite Petersen film, but it’s pretty compelling when it’s showing the horrors of contagion and how futile we are to nature.

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Jennifer M

@RT35560965 May 19

I love this movie and rewatch it whenever I am sick or during the pandemic lol.

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Emb3rGamer66 T

@Emb3r.G Mar 30

Little Sickening to see all those infected people but that's just me, a good movie none the less

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 27

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Daniel N

@Hotchopeppa Sep 17

Was awesome when it first came out, was awesome the other 99 times I've watched it, and it's still awesome today. Great writing, great casting, a brilliant performance by Dustin Hoffman and drenched in drama. Highly recommended.

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leslie dean b

@RT91756583 07/04/2024

A very under-rated movie.

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Simone C

@RT44195659 06/21/2024

A bit too romantic in its views of what courage and patriotism is, but it's ok, it's a "good guys" movie

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Synopsis

A dangerous airborne virus threatens civilization in this tense thriller. After an African monkey carrying a lethal virus is smuggled into the U.S., an outbreak occurs in a California town. To control the spread of the disease, a team of doctors is brought in that includes a contagious disease expert (Dustin Hoffman) and his ex-wife (Rene Russo). Once the Army intervenes to handle the situation, though, the doctors must fight against the clock to save the town and its residents.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Producer: Arnold Kopelson, Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz
Screenwriter: Robert Roy Pool, Laurence Dworet
Production Co: Warner Bros., Kopelson Entertainment, Punch Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.9M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Surround