Outbreak

1995 • 2h 9m •

Action Drama Science Fiction Thriller

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 6.6/10

2,594 reviews

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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.

"Try to remain calm."

Top Billed Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Sam Daniels

Rene Russo

Robby Keough

Morgan Freeman

General Billy Ford

Kevin Spacey

Casey Schuler

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Major Salt

Donald Sutherland

General Donald McClintock

Patrick Dempsey

Jimbo Scott

Zakes Mokae

Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic

2019-03-25

***Scarier than any horror flick — and ultra-suspenseful***

After a deadly incurable African virus is brought to a Northern California coastal town via a monkey the military moves in to quarantine the village. While Dustin Hoffman seeks to find an antidote, the two generals in charge of the quarantine (Morgan Freeman & Donald Sutherland) strangely decide to annihilate the town. Can Hoffman find a cure in time? And, even if he does, can he stop the firebombing?

Wolfgang Petersen's "Outbreak" (1995) is an outstanding drama/thriller, which I suppose you could designate as a disaster fli...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2023-08-27

I found this a far better disaster-scenario movie then most, as Dustin Hoffman plays a military doctor on the hunt for the source of a lethal virus that could potentially eradicate life in the USA in a matter of days. Hoffman has to convince his boss - Morgan Freeman and his boss Donald Sutherland that he is up to the job and after a few false leads is soon on the trail of an African monkey that may hold the solution. Denied sufficient resource from the Army, he enlists the help of ex-wife (and expert in disease control Rene Russo) to help him grapple with his predicament.The story is tautly d...