Dante's Peak (1997) movie poster

Dante's Peak (1997)

"The pressure is building..."
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👍 70%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 36%
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Director
Roger Donaldson
Runtime
1h 48m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.2/10 (2,028 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
28%
Metacritic
43

Cast

Pierce Brosnan as Harry Dalton · 68% avg
Linda Hamilton as Rachel Wando · 71% avg
Arabella Field as Nancy
Jamie Renée Smith as Lauren Wando
Jeremy Foley as Graham Wando
Elizabeth Hoffman as Ruth
Charles Hallahan as Paul Dreyfus · 73% avg
Grant Heslov as Greg · 71% avg

Is Dante's Peak good?

Most people think so. 70% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 36%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1258 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#92 / 106 · 1997
Rank among its director's films
#9 / 11 · Roger Donaldson
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Adventure Movies on AMC+ (#8)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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Anybody a fan of Dante's Peak (1997)?
Dante's Peak reminds me of Jaws in many ways. Both feature a small town setting and focus on a small group of characters for the majority runtime.... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "The gran throwing her life away for 6ft of progress was always a laugh"
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