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Volcano

1997 · 1h 44m · Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller

IMDb 5.6 Metacritic 54 RT 48%

Skip it. This 1997 Tommy Lee Jones disaster flick is a by-the-numbers action thriller that mistakes spectacle for substance—a volcano in LA sounds fun on paper, but the execution is clunky and the stakes never feel real. There are better ways to spend your evening than watching this forgettable disaster movie.

Plot

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.

Director: Mick Jackson

Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim

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