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10 Best Movies Like Dante's Peak

If you loved Dante's Peak, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Volcano

Volcano

1997★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dante's Peak for fans of Action & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pit...

#2
Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dante's Peak for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the o...

#3
Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dante's Peak for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot t...

#4
Daylight

Daylight

1996★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dante's Peak for fans of Action & Adventure & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in bot...

#5
My Secret Valentine

My Secret Valentine

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dante's Peak for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A young woman takes advice from the chalkboard notes that her mysterious house rental tenant leaves when a slick sales rep arrives with plans to buy her family’s prized winery....

#6
Pollock

Pollock

2000★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dante's Peak for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back ...