A relentless, gritty battle against a volcanic eruption threatens to consume Los Angeles in epic suspense.
Suspenseful and high-octane. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Starz.
The thing to know: graphic gore, more than a PG-13 usually carries. Beyond that, no sex or nudity and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the gore.
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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 Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)Suspenseful · party watch · strong violence · emotionally heavyPeter Parker faces relentless, high-octane action and an invisible threat while grappling with a world that forgot him.Volcano is on our Disasters, Thriller on Starz, Drama on Starz, Sci-fi on Starz and Action on Starz lists.
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