In director Wolfgang Petersen's fast-paced, intelligently written thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays Col. Sam Daniels, an expert on infectious diseases who is called in to study the outbreak of a deadly illness in Zaire. He finds a virus that spreads so quickly it could wipe out an entire nation in just a few weeks, and he believes .. Read more
| Starring | Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Dempsey |
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| Director | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Genres | Drama |
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In this exciting eco-thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays an army medic who's trying to save the world from a lethal virus imported into America from Africa. You could read this as an Aids allegory, but it also works well as a regular against-the-clock jeopardy thriller with conspiracy cover-up overtones. Director Wolfgang Petersen marshals the effects superbly and there's terrific support from the likes of Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey and a particularly nasty Donald Sutherland. If Hoffman lacks the requisite heroic quality needed for the lead, you certainly feel you could put your trust in him.
An increasingly risible thriller that begins well and then becomes a fevered exercise in sub-James Bond heroics, with a military villain straight out of a comic book.
"...Russo brings considerable warmth to the picture and is convincingly professional....Spacey weighs in with some wry comic relief..."
In the days before Cuba Gooding Jnr went bad, and when Marcel the Monkey was the first member of the Friends cast to land a job in Hollywood, they stared alongside some of Tinsel Town's biggest stars in this exciting, unforgettable action drama which will have you mapping out your route to the nearest hospital for weeks. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and the ever magnificant Morgan Freeman, turn in top notch performances as government and military officials struggling with physical and moral dilemas, as a shockin and fatal never-before-seen disease spreads across America, killing anyone who gets in it's way. As the time runs out for our heroes, they'll need to do some quick thinking and some fast work to save the day, or will the population of America be wiped out for good?
Some funny one liners and comical moments, help to ease the tension of an otherwise 'sweaty-palm, gripping-the-edge-of-your-seat, yelling-at-your-tv-screen' masterpiece. Deinfitely one to watch, if you like the whole end of the world drama thing.
A very good film, excellent cast, a gripping plot and a good script. The only reason for it to be short of a star is that it had too many famous faces and it drove me mad trying to remember where I had seen them all before!
But all in all... a very good film!
This film sucks more than a hooker at a Bratwurst festival!!!!!!!
Dustin Hoffman cringes his way through a ridiculous story.
It was aweful on release and time makes it even worse!!!!
In the days before Cuba Gooding Jnr went bad, and when Marcel the Monkey was the first member of the Friends cast to land a job in Hollywood, they stared alongside some of Tinsel Town's biggest stars in this exciting, unforgettable action drama which will have you mapping out your route to the nearest hospital for weeks. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and the ever magnificant Morgan Freeman, turn in top notch performances as government and military officials struggling with physical and moral dilemas, as a shockin and fatal never-before-seen disease spreads across America, killing anyone who gets in it's way. As the time runs out for our heroes, they'll need to do some quick thinking and some fast work to save the day, or will the population of America be wiped out for good?
Some funny one liners and comical moments, help to ease the tension of an otherwise 'sweaty-palm, gripping-the-edge-of-your-seat, yelling-at-your-tv-screen' masterpiece. Deinfitely one to watch, if you like the whole end of the world drama thing.
Loses its way towards the end but for most of the time it's quite gripping.
In the days before Cuba Gooding Jnr went bad, and when Marcel the Monkey was the first member of the Friends cast to land a job in Hollywood, they stared alongside some of Tinsel Town's biggest stars in this exciting, unforgettable action drama which will have you mapping out your route to the nearest hospital for weeks. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and the ever magnificant Morgan Freeman, turn in top notch performances as government and military officials struggling with physical and moral dilemas, as a shockin and fatal never-before-seen disease spreads across America, killing anyone who gets in it's way. As the time runs out for our heroes, they'll need to do some quick thinking and some fast work to save the day, or will the population of America be wiped out for good?
Some funny one liners and comical moments, help to ease the tension of an otherwise 'sweaty-palm, gripping-the-edge-of-your-seat, yelling-at-your-tv-screen' masterpiece. Deinfitely one to watch, if you like the whole end of the world drama thing.
A very good film, excellent cast, a gripping plot and a good script. The only reason for it to be short of a star is that it had too many famous faces and it drove me mad trying to remember where I had seen them all before!
But all in all... a very good film!
This film sucks more than a hooker at a Bratwurst festival!!!!!!!
Dustin Hoffman cringes his way through a ridiculous story.
It was aweful on release and time makes it even worse!!!!
This movie has a terrific storyline line and the cast is excellent. I don't want to give to much away but basically there is a disease spreading across a town and they are trying to find out were it comes from. A much watch if you want a film with everything in it but most of all suspense.
Great film, nice to see Dustin Hoffman in a different role, Morgan Freeman is good in this too.
I found this film truly enjoyable. Gripping and tense in places with a great story line. At no point during the film does it go flat it's great all the way through.
The actors play the parts well and bring the film to life.
A great film that has a storyline that seems so raw and believable. Hoffman delivers a great performance with supporting actors Donald Sufferland and cuba Jnr! It's action packed that keeps you on the edge of your seat till the end. Look out marca the monkey!
If youre going to watch a film, this decade watch 'outbreak'.
The acting is impervious to criticism, outbreak has a perfect cast, it could not be better.
The plot is exemplarily, you can watch this film again and again and every time you will still get Goosebumps. I personality have watched this film over 20 times and every time I notice something new.
If you miss this film, you have missed the essence of film world, watch this film. Dustin Hoffman is just, well theres not a word to explain the amazement and perfection of his acting. Do not miss it; it would be idiotic to miss it.
A great movie.
Donald again playing the baddie. Very good performance from the main character.
Outbreak is about a deadly virus that is airborne, it has been carried by a monkey host from the African rainforest to a small town in Northern California, where it quickly begins infecting the entire population. When the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is unable to treat it, the resources of the US military, including the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), are called upon to contain the disease. Dustin Hoffman(Meet the Fockers/Runaway Jury) and Cuba Gooding Jnr, (Men of Honour/Jerry Maguire) Rene Russo( Yours, mine and ours/Ransom) Kevin Spacey (The Negotiator/Edison) and Finally Morgan Freeman (High Crimes/Edison) ALL FANTASTIC ACTORS 100% Terrific in the movie,
In this exciting eco-thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays an army medic who's trying to save the world from a lethal virus imported into America from Africa. You could read this as an Aids allegory, but it also works well as a regular against-the-clock jeopardy thriller with conspiracy cover-up overtones. Director Wolfgang Petersen marshals the effects superbly and there's terrific support from the likes of Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey and a particularly nasty Donald Sutherland. If Hoffman lacks the requisite heroic quality needed for the lead, you certainly feel you could put your trust in him.
An increasingly risible thriller that begins well and then becomes a fevered exercise in sub-James Bond heroics, with a military villain straight out of a comic book.
"...Russo brings considerable warmth to the picture and is convincingly professional....Spacey weighs in with some wry comic relief..."
Imagine a disease that makes the bubonic plague look like measles, and is spread in the air like a common cold: so... read more on Time Out
"...[The] cinematography is sharp and nimble, giving OUTBREAK a crispness that suits its story..."
"...Sections of the movie are creepy and exciting....Hoffman is in good, tense form..."