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Name: Outbreak
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Genre: action, drama, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 1995
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 6.6

Outbreak has an iRankMovies score of 63.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Outbreak (1995)

Try to remain calm.

Release:1995

Runtime:2h 9m

Country:United States

Director:Wolfgang Petersen

Language:English

Genre

ActionDramaScience Fiction

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Keywords

ResearchArmyGeneralRiverMonkeyEpidemicMedical Research

iRank64

Outbreak rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 144K votes

Rotten Tomatoes59%

Metacritic64%

TMDb6.568/10· 2K votes

With 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Outbreak

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.

Cast of Outbreak

Dustin Hoffman
as Sam Daniels
Rene Russo
as Robby Keough
Morgan Freeman
as General Billy Ford
Kevin Spacey
as Casey Schuler
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Major Salt
Donald Sutherland
as General Donald McClintock
Patrick Dempsey
as Jimbo Scott
Zakes Mokae
as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
Malick Bowens
as Dr. Raswani
Susan Lee Hoffman
as Dr. Lisa Aronson
Benito Martinez
as Dr. Julio Ruiz
Bruce Jarchow
as Dr. Mascelli

Outbreak facts

Budget: $50M
Box office: $189.9M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Epidemic thriller builds tension through escalating biological threat and stakes
•Action sequences balance medical research drama with military intervention thriller
•Timely subject matter adds resonance to character-driven survival narrative