Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Dustin HoffmanSam Daniels
- Rene RussoRobby Keough
- Morgan FreemanGeneral Billy Ford
- Kevin SpaceyCasey Schuler
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Major Salt
- Donald SutherlandGeneral Donald McClintock
- Patrick DempseyJimbo Scott
- Zakes MokaeDr. Benjamin Iwabi
- Malick BowensDr. Raswani
- Susan Lee HoffmanDr. Lisa Aronson
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
In the end this is Hoffman's movie, and it's refreshing, finally, to see him not as an oddball or eccentric but as a decent, capable guy who is ultimately a lot more intense than most people. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The thriller occupies the same territory as countless science fiction movies about deadly invasions and high-tech conspiracies, but has been made with intelligence and an appealing human dimension. - 83
Tampa Bay Times
Outbreak is an expert what-if nightmare, albeit occasionally tempered by conventional distractions. [10 Mar 1995, p.2B] - 80
Empire
Petersen pulls off the thrills at a stomach lurching pace, and with its requisite Hollywood ham - husband and wife reuniting over piles of haemorrhaging bodies - loud performances, crashing stunts and a fearsome, hypochondria-inducing conceit, there's barely room to catch your breath, let alone cry foul. - 75
Washington Post
Outbreak is an absolute hoot thanks primarily to director Wolfgang Petersen's rabid pacing and the great care he brings to setting up the story and its probability. - 70
Los Angeles Times
It's a B-movie with A-accouterments. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
For today’s filmmakers, the addiction to kinetic overkill has become a disease in itself. - 63
ReelViews
This movie is an entertaining and sometimes wildly-exhilarating ride.
