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Outbreak

Try to remain calm.

1995 · 2h 9m · R Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

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Overview

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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59%
Tomatometer
Rotten

Hoffman doesn't get the chance, or need, to act: he just does things, like Ford.

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh

An absolute hoot.

Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh

This is a picture good enough to make you want to go to the movies and frightening enough to make you wonder if you should avoid the crowds.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Displays all the initial symptoms of a promising thriller, it soon degenerates into a low-fever whodunit.

Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh

One of the great scare stories of our time.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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