Where to Watch Dante's Peak
- ZokkiieJune 1, 2026This is exactly the kind of disaster movie I miss. No world-ending stakes, no giant CGI spectacle every five minutes, just a town slowly realizing it's in serious trouble. The movie does a great job building tension before everything kicks off, which makes the payoff much more effective. Pierce Brosnan is likable, the disaster scenes are still impressive, and some moments are way more intense than you'd expect from a volcano movie. A few characters make some unbelievably dumb decisions, and parts of it are undeniably cheesy, but it's the good kind of cheese. Just a really fun old-school disaster flick that still holds up surprisingly well.
- M08YJanuary 21, 2026A pretty generic disaster movie with an excellent cast and FANTASTIC special effects. Dante's peak is, on paper, a fairly underwhelming film. Coming out at a time where disaster movies were pretty commonplace, it needed something special to stand out. To stand out from it's competition, Dante's Peak relies HEAVILY on miniatures to really bring the disaster to life and it really does look amazing. The other aspect that elevates Dante's Peak to "memorable" status is the cast. Brosnan and Hamilton are excellent here and genuinely seem to enjoy working together. The support cast are all fine and even the annoying characters are redeemed. For some reason, it took over 1 year from ordering the 4K bluray to it showing up at my house, but it was worth the wait. This might be one of my favorite discs. The special effects, being done with miniatures, lend themselves very well to the 4K treatment. Combined with a good transfer, the picture quality is truly something to behold. The audio was pretty good too. Overall an excellent 4K experience.
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Dante's Peak was released on February 7, 1997.
Dante's Peak was directed by Roger Donaldson.
Dante's Peak has a runtime of 1h 48m.
Dante's Peak was produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Joseph Singer.
Volcanologist Harry Dalton and mayor Rachel Wando of Dante's Peak try to convince the city council and the other volcanologists that the volcano right above Dante's peak is indeed dangerous. People's safety is being set against economical interests.
The key characters in Dante's Peak are Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan), Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton), Nancy (Arabella Field).
Dante's Peak is rated PG-13.
Dante's Peak is an Action, Adventure, Thriller film.
Dante's Peak has an audience rating of 3.9 out of 10.
Dante's Peak had a budget of $116M.
Dante's Peak has made $178.1M at the box office.