# Outbreak (1995)

> A military virologist races to contain a lethal monkey-borne epidemic while confronting generals willing to sacrifice an entire California town.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3690

## Facts

- Runtime: 129 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Wolfgang Petersen
- Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Patrick Dempsey, Zakes Mokae
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114069/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: propulsive, tense, foreboding, high tension movie night, disaster thriller marathon

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