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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

Directed by John Patrick Shanley · 102 min · Comedy, Romance, Adventure

13.6 TOPICAL score · #5,195 of 6,776 films

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Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.

Joe Versus the Volcano (1990, directed by John Patrick Shanley) has a TOPICAL score of 13.6 - ranked 5,195 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 45. Audiences: TMDB 5.8/10 (609 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics25
Audience7
Awards0
Historical impact36
Lasting engagement44
Cast59
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Tom Hanks (actor #1), Meg Ryan (actor #976), Lloyd Bridges (actor #1,158), Dan Hedaya (actor #1,451)

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