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Outbreak

1995
Drama
Sci-fi
2h 7m
Extreme measures are necessary to contain an epidemic of a deadly airborne virus. But how extreme, exactly?
Directed by:
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen
Written by:
Robert Roy Pool Laurence Dworet
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Starring:
Rene Russo Rene Russo Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Donald Sutherland Donald Sutherland Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Gooding Jr. Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Patrick Dempsey Patrick Dempsey Zakes Mokae Zakes Mokae Lance Kerwin Lance Kerwin Dale Dye Dale Dye Herbert Jefferson Jr. Herbert Jefferson Jr.
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Genres:
Drama, Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, French, Korean
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Outbreak

1995
Drama
Sci-fi
2h 7m
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kubricksuckskubricksucks
Rated 08 Mar 2007
65
26th
really offensive if you pretend its about aids
Rated 08 Mar 2007
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 01 Apr 2020
75
65th
I hate that the President of the United States probably watched this movie as a reference. Get me Dustin Hoffman on the phone now. God damn it get me the Pillow company man too.
Rated 01 Apr 2020
bunkenBunken
Rated 30 Jun 2011
70
71st
Solid "find the monkey" thriller, with a great cast and an army who shoots and bombs without hesitation... Still recommendable despite Hoffmans and Russo's chemistry, which is just about non-excisisting...
Rated 30 Jun 2011
oolookittyoolookitty
Rated 24 Oct 2007
40
14th
Just so you know, you can't make an antidote the way they did in this movie. A vaccine, yeah. But you can't go run give that to the character who's already got the terrible Ebola thing and then expect it to save them. No. It's too late. So, learn science and/or stay away from this movie.
Rated 24 Oct 2007
ehk2ehk2
Rated 08 Apr 2020
76
93rd
We have all turned into virus experts after covid-19, so we can evaluate the scientific quality of the movie with our newly attained knowledge (though this virus is different from ours). We can also put aside the classical hollywood action movie stuff of the nineties. But after covid-19 the movie has gained a new quality itself. So it's terrifyingly relevant and real now.
Rated 08 Apr 2020
mentoMento
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
21st
Starring the second most evil monkey in Hollywood. The first being the Nazi monkey in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tonytheponyTonythePony
Rated 13 Apr 2010
55
21st
Would have worked much better as a horror comedy. The virus transmitting scenes are already suitably hilarious. Add some crotch scratching symptoms, contagious red hair leading to exploding-head fatalities and a few more wacky monkeys. Tagline: Get your infected paws off me you damn dirty monkey!
Rated 13 Apr 2010
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 01 Nov 2022
77
48th
Yep Contagion's much more realistic, but this is the Hollywood blockbuster version of a real-life nightmare scenario. The goal is to primarily be entertaining, so its stuffed w/ cliches that would surely never happen: the lone hero whose hunches are always right & no one will listen to; the former flame he seeks to reunite with; & an ending w/ not one, but 2 Rambo-style helicopter scenes. But again, this is what H'wood does. It also paints scientists as mostly good & military as mostly bad.
Rated 01 Nov 2022
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 23 Mar 2020
48
17th
I shouldn't be laughing so hard at the spread of a terrible virus when there's an actual pandemic going on, but man are the infection scenes goofy as all hell. And then after trying to redeem itself with some character drama, Outbreak just goes full action movie and loses all tonal coherency. But hey, apparently helicopters have unlimited fuel and hemorrhagic fevers can rekindle your love life, who knew.
Rated 23 Mar 2020
overratedoverrated
Rated 10 Jan 2010
32
23rd
you goddamn apes
Rated 10 Jan 2010
webdwwebdw
Rated 05 Sep 2007
30
12th
This movie COULD have been good. But, the screenwriters tossed in an 'evil general', improbable marriage melodrama and off-the-wll helicopter battle scene, etc, into the cauldron and let it simmer for a while. What they served to the movie-goer was a mix-mash with a hackneyed "Perils of Pauline" ending. An excellent cast couldn't carry this lead turkey very far.
Rated 05 Sep 2007
ocelotOcelot
Rated 10 Mar 2020
30
22nd
the opening scene is hilarious. the procedural elements of medical drama are fascinating, but some idiot decided this movie needed military compounds and helicopter chases. the two dogs at the beginning were cute. I have already written more about this movie than it deserves.
Rated 10 Mar 2020
yoshinarutoYoshinaruto
Rated 01 Mar 2020
60
42nd
One of the more entertaining outbreak movies, probably worth seeing for most. The second half is pure Hollywood though. Can you imagine Contagion having a helicopter chase scene?
Rated 01 Mar 2020
dunbardunbar
Rated 07 Sep 2010
70
44th
A plague of drama is coming your way. Not particularly great viewing. There is a vague hope the disease will claim everyone so the credits will roll.
Rated 07 Sep 2010
naurunauru
Rated 11 Dec 2012
55
50th
Solid thriller. Some of the writing is a bit too cheesy at times, and much of the film is predictable, but this is still a classic in the viral epidemic genre. Great cast and perfect pacing.
Rated 11 Dec 2012
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 27 Oct 2008
20
10th
Very realistic
Rated 27 Oct 2008
tsvetetsvete
Rated 27 Dec 2011
86
45th
1
Rated 27 Dec 2011
samanthadextsamanthadext
Rated 18 Oct 2007
80
31st
The scientific information was flawed, but the action was enjoyable.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 19 Sep 2021
70
36th
Outbreak is one of those summer blockbusters that gives the audience a good tale about some good to great characters played by fantastic actors. The acting in this movie is top notch. The story is engaging throughout. It was a fun movie to watch but it was predictable. Predictable in that way that we want stories to be - the good guy wins and the world is saved. This film was harder to watch in the age of Covid but I still would recommend this to anyone except the most squeamish.
Rated 19 Sep 2021
imarancaimaranca
Rated 03 Oct 2010
70
21st
It's a great movie, exciting, but not THE best movie. Definitly worth watching [2]
Rated 03 Oct 2010
rrevellrrevell
Rated 30 Apr 2008
75
22nd
Interesting story. Dustin Hoffman is a class act.
Rated 30 Apr 2008
tevtev
Rated 15 Mar 2023
70
89th
I didn't like most of movies I had to watch in school but this one was an exception and became one of my favorites
Rated 15 Mar 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 10 Mar 2013
75
48th
Overdone and melodramatic thriller is nevertheless a fond nostalgia trip for this teenager of the 90s! Performances are enjoyable, but pretty much phoned in, and for what would have been a major studio blockbuster in 1995, the film has a curious made-for-TV look to it, especially in the scenes of the populace dealing with the outbreak. Abrupt shift to action movie in the last third is also somewhat disorienting.
Rated 10 Mar 2013
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 08 Mar 2020
67
46th
67
Rated 08 Mar 2020
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 02 Feb 2012
64
25th
Second half's not bad, but the first hour just crawls along.
Rated 02 Feb 2012
pigletPiglet
Rated 23 Jul 2009
65
41st
Towards the end they seem to get a bit carried away, until then it is good.
Rated 23 Jul 2009
mrbeckmrbeck
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
58th
Definately a classic in its genre, this movie was a great suspense movie. Not in the top films of all time or anything, but definately worth watching.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
40th
An OK thriller that wastes a really solid cast on an utterly forgettable story.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
vjm03vjm03
Rated 07 Mar 2012
87
47th
Reminds me of The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Rated 07 Mar 2012
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 13 Jun 2007
51
36th
not very good, but sentimental
Rated 13 Jun 2007
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 20 Sep 2010
65
45th
Excellent cast overcomes the been here done that story. Tightly directed and edited it is a good example of a plain jane suspense/thriller.
Rated 20 Sep 2010
ultrightultright
Rated 22 Apr 2022
8
21st
How did people ever consider Dustin Hoffmann a good actor? He is straight awful, as is the wooden Morgan Freeman. Donald Sutherland is phoning it in, and Rene Russo does a good job of generic oblivious but well-intentioned Caucasianish woman in a Hollywood movie. The film loses its own rhythm in order to cram in more scenery-chewing emo scenes and in the end, becomes a muddle. The Spielberg-esque constant soundtrack grates also.
Rated 22 Apr 2022
polsterpolster
Rated 08 Jul 2008
75
40th
This one scared the crap out of me for days... Quality film, though.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
anilegnaanilegna
Rated 14 Aug 2007
66
37th
I can't believe they forced us to watch this in Biology class...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kavuKavu
Rated 16 Apr 2011
50
25th
Pretty good performances from the a-lister cast but a quite mediocre story.
Rated 16 Apr 2011
ryangryang
Rated 27 Apr 2007
75
43rd
Entertaining and scary...plus it has monkeys!
Rated 27 Apr 2007
murravenerMurravener
Rated 04 Mar 2007
83
73rd
A film that contemplates the very realistic scenario of a deadly epidemic spreading throughout a US city. The delivery and plot creates for a movie that viewers will truly buy in to, and potentially will really cause them to think.
Rated 04 Mar 2007
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 25 Mar 2007
75
67th
A solid thriller from Wolfgang Petersen, and an even more solid cast, yes, including the monkey.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
25th
I was disappointed.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
djrossdjross
Rated 04 Jan 2014
35
19th
For a while the above-average characterisation had me thinking that this film is a little better than its reputation, but, once the “action” takes over, it quickly descends to a very generic level, with lots of standard silliness. Dustin Hoffman and Kevin Spacey are the pick of the bunch.
Rated 04 Jan 2014
hankhank
Rated 19 Jul 2008
75
49th
A good complement to the book.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
citysqwirlcitysqwirl
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
36th
Difficult to get a thriller's momentum up when the villian is microscopic. Get away from that monkey!!!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jenner1407jenner1407
Rated 23 Feb 2015
80
49th
Good, trashy fun.
Rated 23 Feb 2015
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 14 Aug 2007
48
26th
Mediocre at best, and it really felt made-for-TV.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 18 May 2008
99
91st
Dumbed-down and science-poor movie that's a really exciting movie anyhow. Love the cast, love the fast pace, and there's something to be said for an adventure movie in which the heroes don't have to shoot or kill anybody to save the world. Who else but Dustin Hoffman for this kind of role?
Rated 18 May 2008
mischiefmischief
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
62nd
Almost as scary as
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ladymcdeathladymcdeath
Rated 20 Jul 2010
33
20th
Fuck that monkey.
Rated 20 Jul 2010
stflyst_fly
Rated 26 Aug 2007
48
47th
ok
Rated 26 Aug 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 25 Mar 2007
64
36th
Largely boring. I think since this has come out there have been better, more compelling, movies about deadly epidemics.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 22 Sep 2013
80
80th
Despite some jarring dialogue this is still a very effective thriller with a marvelous cast, including the late, great J. T. Walsh, who's loving memory earns this movie a +5. Mostly I find it eerie how It depicts with uncanny accuracy what I am convinced is wrong with me, every time I feel a bit under the weather.
Rated 22 Sep 2013
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 23 Apr 2022
40
4th
Okay in the few moments when it actually is a procedural thriller about preventing an outbreak of a contagious disease. The mandatory superfluous character drama is trite. On top of that most of the runtime is taken up by a bland plotline about the army's involvement. The last half hour which turns into a full-scale action-thriller stretches all believability behind its breaking point.
Rated 23 Apr 2022
radumsmnradumsmn
Rated 20 May 2020
68
41st
You just know an executive from Netflix had an urgent meeting to make sure all the worth watching virus movies are available 'Right NOW! I don't care how much it costs!!!'
Rated 20 May 2020
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
55
48th
Not too shabby.
Rated 26 May 2007
glm01glm01
Rated 22 Oct 2013
62
25th
62.000
Rated 22 Oct 2013
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 16 Oct 2017
88
90th
Made in the days before Morgan Freeman just sat around in films explaining things, O/B is a gripping, tense drama that shows films like Contagion how it should be done. Whilst some of the dialogue sounded a touch too "clever, clever", most of it was spot on, and some of the interchanges are the best you will see in cinema; realistic, emotional and more to the point understandable. Hoffman absolutely shines in this film and his screen relationship with Freeman is just amazing to watch. Great film
Rated 16 Oct 2017
tathieltathiel
Rated 30 Aug 2008
75
42nd
Fairly predictable thriller, just entertainment, nothing with a deep message.
Rated 30 Aug 2008
tiny_ladytiny lady
Rated 04 Oct 2008
95
38th
To realistic for today's world especially as it could very well happen
Rated 04 Oct 2008
aqeelaqeel
Rated 23 Jun 2008
73
72nd
The detail is very close to real. There is typical Hollywood thrill (like the chopper scenes), which could have been avoided to make it one of the best films. I enjoyed it.
Rated 23 Jun 2008
aaaaaaarrgggaaaaaaarrggg
Rated 18 May 2011
71
73rd
This multimillion-dollar B movie works better than you'd expect and was a surprise box-office hit. Despite some drawbacks (including an unlikely action movie climax), this is very well acted and surprisingly intense for a mainstream Hollywood movie of the '90s, with echoes of _The Andromeda Strain_ and _The Crazies_ and some pretty shocking scenes that take this into horror film territory as well.
Rated 18 May 2011
freqflyerfreqflyer
Rated 31 Jul 2009
30
19th
Stupid movie. Overacted, plot full of holes. Generally annoying cast.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
kingmongoKing_Mongo
Rated 28 May 2007
50
15th
Run of the mill.
Rated 28 May 2007
mrfrogman99mrfrogman99
Rated 09 May 2017
85
32nd
Woot
Rated 09 May 2017
lumpnboylumpnboy
Rated 18 Jul 2014
30
16th
I remember when I saw it in 1995 I thought it - and the conclusion in particular - had a similar kind of retrospectively-domesticating conventionality in relation to DR STRANGELOVE that 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT had in relation to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. As if the pilots in STRANGELOVE had turned the plane around at the last minute because they suddenly realised it isn't nice to drop nuclear bombs even if the other side is doing so. Like Hollywood needs to erase a too disturbing Kubrick.
Rated 18 Jul 2014
comepeliculacomepelicula
Rated 12 Mar 2012
60
52nd
This movie is a guilty pleasure, yeah it's full of cliché and forced scenes, sure it's not believable, but it's so entertaining and fun, also the suspense works very well and has a fantastic cast: Dustin Hoffman's great good guy personality confronting his nemesis Donald Sutherland who doesn't lose his straight face even if he has to kill a whole town and Morgan Freeman just in the between those two, really entertaining.
Rated 12 Mar 2012
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 31 Jul 2009
30
21st
Low rent and boring. Not worth your time.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
paxtonPaxton
Rated 12 Apr 2012
47
17th
Every once in a while somebody makes a zombie movie without any zombies in it (see also Contagion).
Rated 12 Apr 2012
wataridoriWataridori
Rated 01 Jan 2018
70
42nd
Disease epidemics are an underutilised concept in thrillers, but can make for very interesting and engaging plots with rather unexpected turns and novel-seeming ideas. This is no exception - a generally good time, not really a classic but without any massive flaws.
Rated 01 Jan 2018
smacfarlsmacfarl
Rated 18 May 2009
84
40th
Dustin Hoffman is good. Movie is definitely Saturday afternoon material. Plot is thin.
Rated 18 May 2009
lphovercraftLPhovercraft
Rated 15 Mar 2009
86
80th
Top-notch thriller. Featuring a first-rate supporting cast, it's edge-of-your-seat entertainment of the first order.
Rated 15 Mar 2009
ptendencyPtendency
Rated 29 Jun 2011
83
52nd
Buena peli.. nada de otro mundo, pero se puede ver.
Rated 29 Jun 2011
hojohojo
Rated 12 Dec 2006
70
33rd
It's alright. Errie movie.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 02 Mar 2007
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
ktappektappe
Rated 22 Mar 2008
35
13th
Ludicrious.
Rated 22 Mar 2008
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 17 Dec 2011
68
24th
This movie has a great cast and an exciting premise. However I think the movie starts to fail during the helicopter scene. The final third of the film is a letdown.
Rated 17 Dec 2011
luordluord
Rated 20 Nov 2022
57
37th
It's a good disaster movie, that keeps getting distracted with a workaday conspiracy thriller that adds nothing.
Rated 20 Nov 2022
pompousasspompousass
Rated 03 Apr 2010
20
44th
Science fiction in the subgenre of the fondly remembered The Satan Bug and The Andromeda Strain. The desire in this case to push the premise nearer to reality -- nearer to the nonfiction best-seller The Hot Zone, not to mention nearer to ones from the self-help shelf such as You Just Don't Understand and Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You? -- results in a somewhat slowish start, notwithstanding the superfluous boom-boom from a preludial battle zone in Zaire.
Rated 03 Apr 2010
glmglm
Rated 02 Jan 2011
62
31st
62.000
Rated 02 Jan 2011
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 22 Jan 2017
70
76th
good movie
Rated 22 Jan 2017
whatismynamewhatismyname
Rated 01 Jun 2008
50
20th
I was so freaked out about the ebola virus after watching this film.
Rated 01 Jun 2008
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 31 Jan 2012
82
39th
Sue me, I really liked this. Outbreak's intro scene approaches the movie with an edgy setting that's in the title and the story, in the end, is pretty well-crafted and entertaining. Hoffman is great as usual and all of the supporting cast is well-picked and everybody serves their part, and the directing isn't too bad either! Probably some unrealistic scenes that will bother some, but in the end, this movie is good.
Rated 31 Jan 2012
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 03 Oct 2009
55
44th
The real conflict revolves around the US Army occupying its own country, the virus is just a metaphor for post-Waco 90's anxiety
Rated 03 Oct 2009
spoonerspotspoonerspot
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
36th
Monkeys are evil!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bodaggerBo_Dagger
Rated 09 Jun 2007
25
70th
Would be absolute crap without Dustin Hoffman.
Rated 09 Jun 2007
forehead1forehead1
Rated 09 Mar 2010
50
47th
Nowhere near as good as the cast would suggest, the first half builds up well before the wheels start falling off. Decent direction and the story moves along (too) fast, but you increasingly have to suspend disbelief as the plot becomes more and more far-fetched (successfully tracking down the 'host', the helicopter chase, etc.). Kills a coupla hours if you're not expecting anything too fancy.
Rated 09 Mar 2010
td888td888
Rated 17 Jul 2007
70
76th
# You hope to make General one day? # Yes, sir. # Well, you won't. Now get me on one of those choppers.
Rated 17 Jul 2007
matthias99Matthias99
Rated 12 Jul 2007
82
28th
Okay. A little over-the-top.
Rated 12 Jul 2007
davisty69davisty69
Rated 17 Jan 2011
87
75th
Dustin Hoffman = money
Rated 17 Jan 2011
kgbelliveaukgbelliveau
Rated 19 Dec 2009
76
42nd
Accurate, but why add in the love subplot. I just didnt care for it
Rated 19 Dec 2009
vv238vv238
Rated 20 Sep 2018
38
37th
The concept of a runaway virus that is nearly unstoppable and an almost instant death sentence sounds intriguing until it isn't. And than there is still about an hour left in the film.
Rated 20 Sep 2018
bolivarbolivar
Rated 10 Sep 2009
65
35th
starts off somewhat interesting only to dive down severely in quality to generic hollywood bullshit.
Rated 10 Sep 2009
gn0m3ygn0m3y
Rated 22 Nov 2008
85
28th
Pretty good for what it is.
Rated 22 Nov 2008
jordanligejordanlige
Rated 25 Sep 2009
100
51st
good movie
Rated 25 Sep 2009
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 13 Oct 2009
75
77th
Perhaps playing a bit too much on pathos here and there, Outbreak is still a thrilling nail-biter, that also; through Hoffman, Spacey, Gooding jr. and even a grumpy-looking Sutherland, manages to be funny from time to time.
Rated 13 Oct 2009
methad1methad1
Rated 05 Apr 2012
68
52nd
Every scene is predicatble, but an all round good cast makes it an enjoyable movie to watch.
Rated 05 Apr 2012
spleenspleen
Rated 01 Sep 2013
70
40th
After two hours, with the monkey count still rising, the helicopter never running out of fuel and Sutherland spouting some hilarious military rhetoric, I felt like I was trapped in a thinking mans Roland Emmerich movie. Oh wait, that would be any movie Roland Emmerich didn't direct.
Rated 01 Sep 2013
sajberjohanSajberjohan
Rated 26 Oct 2009
70
18th
I remember watching this, but not so much else, hasn't made a big impact compared to other "outbreak" movies and the modern zombie movies.
Rated 26 Oct 2009
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
75
79th
Not always believable, but suspenseful throughout.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 22 Mar 2020
40
19th
Seen: 2. While the concept is naturally suspenseful and absorbing, I have so many problems with this movie.
Rated 22 Mar 2020
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 11 Oct 2007
70
61st
An incredible battle of the human being against the science.
Rated 11 Oct 2007
mysticrose62MysticRose62
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
78th
totally awesome movie !! very well made !!
Rated 14 Aug 2007

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