Volcano
It's hotter than hell.
1997 • 104 min • Science Fiction · Action · Drama · Thriller
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 11- 60 Audience · 1745 · 100%
When a volcano erupts in Los Angeles, an emergency management director and a geologist race against time to save the city. They devise a daring plan to divert the lava flow and prevent widespread destruction. This action-packed disaster film features intense natural peril.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 7/10
Heads up
- Intense natural disaster scenes
- Some peril to characters
- Mild swearing
What it models well
- Teamwork and cooperation
- Self-sacrifice for others
- Problem-solving under pressure
- Civic duty
Talk about it after
- How geological events can impact urban environments
- The importance of emergency preparedness
- The role of science in crisis management
- Human resilience in the face of disaster
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Top billed cast
Director: Mick Jackson • Crew: Jerome Armstrong, Billy Ray, Jerome Armstrong
Trailers & clips
Volcano (1997) Trailer
Volcano Trailer HD
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.0/10 (1,745)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $90,000,000
- Box office
- $122,823,468
- IMDb
- tt0120461
