On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 65% based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Joe Versus the Volcano erupts with plenty of screwball energy and thoughtful observations about living to the fullest, but its existential ambition may prove too goofy for some audiences." At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "C+" on scale of A to F.
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990) 6.1
" An Average Joe. An Adventurous Comedy."
| Country | |
| Runtime | 1 hr 42 min |
| Budget | $25 000 000 |
| Premiere: World | March 9, 1990 |
| Box Office – Budget | $14 404 261 |
| Premiere: USA | $39 404 261 March 9, 1990 |
| theaters | 1802 |
| rollout | 298 days |
| Digital: World | July 1, 2014 |
| Production Companies | |
| Also Known As | Joe contra el volcán United States |
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When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live.Сast and Crew
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After it’s over, one thing is perfectly clear. Joe Versus the Volcano, for all its wacky gags, delightfully bizarre look and ill-fated attemp...
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