A team of Army doctors struggle to find a cure for the deadly Motaba virus that was transported from Africa to North America by a white-headed Capuchin monkey and is now spreading quickly throughout a small California town.
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- ZokkiieJanuary 19, 2026One of the best virus outbreak movies out there, this film nails the mix of tension, action, and science. The cast—Dustin Hoffman, René Russo, and Morgan Freeman—bring their A-game, and the pacing keeps you hooked from start to finish. While some of the effects are a bit dated, the stakes and suspense make up for it. It's a solid, high-stakes ride with enough political intrigue to keep things interesting
- ርልዪረSeptember 27, 2025Huge star cast for this movie is a big plus. This movie is loaded with suspense, thrill, wow-factor and over silly situations or over dramatic ones. The movie which stars as a virus that cannot be contained leads to a full fledged solid American army saves the day with top class arial combat sequences with good action. There are a few scenes where it felt it was rushed and didnt take any time as human trials of an antidote to work takes some time, but here it just happens within minutes. Somewhere down the line u feel that the General's decision to take out the entire town is somewhat true and needed to be done. But Hollywood being Hollywood saves the day very simply. After going through COVID-19 pandemic this movie feels very much similar to those same situations, very relatable and very enjoyable movie. You wont be bored from this one. Finally all the actors my god it has a stellar cast you just keep getting star after star in every scene and feels very fresh and organic.
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Outbreak was released on March 10, 1995.
Outbreak was directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
Outbreak has a runtime of 2h 9m.
Outbreak was produced by Arnold Kopelson, Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz.
A team of Army doctors struggle to find a cure for the deadly Motaba virus that was transported from Africa to North America by a white-headed Capuchin monkey and is now spreading quickly throughout a small California town.
The key characters in Outbreak are Sam Daniels (Dustin Hoffman), Robby Keough (Rene Russo), General Billy Ford (Morgan Freeman).
Outbreak is rated R.
Outbreak is an Action, Drama, Science Fiction film.
Outbreak has an audience rating of 5.6 out of 10.
Outbreak had a budget of $50M.
Outbreak has made $189.9M at the box office.