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Outbreak
1995 129 min United States of America R 18+
★6.6
Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
📖 Based on the novel
«The Hot Zone»
byRichard Preston
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Description
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
Budget:
$50M
US Gross:
$67.66M
Worldwide:
$189.9M
Starring
Dustin Hoffman
Actor
Rene Russo
Actor
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 1996
— Best Science Fiction Film
Key opinion
Outbreak is generally regarded as a well-crafted, suspenseful disaster thriller that benefits from a star-studded ensemble cast and effective direction. While many praise its focus on human drama and scientific tension, others criticize its reliance on 1990s Hollywood clichés and a predictable, formulaic ending.
| Acting | The ensemble cast, featuring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, and Donald Sutherland, delivers high-quality, professional performances that anchor the film. | |
| Direction | Wolfgang Petersen provides confident, skillful direction that balances the disaster scale with the necessary emotional intensity. | |
| Theme | The film's exploration of bureaucratic corruption and the moral dilemmas surrounding the military response remains highly relevant to contemporary audiences. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative follows a standard Hollywood formula, with some viewers finding the reliance on predictable archetypes and romantic subplots satisfying, while others find them uninspired. | |
| Ending | The film's climax divides viewers: some find it a tense, suspenseful conclusion to the outbreak, while others view it as an overly predictable and cliché-ridden resolution. |