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#10 of 1996

Twister (1996)

1996 · 113 minutes · Directed by Jan de Bont
IMDb rating6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Box office gross$499M

Synopsis

On an Oklahoma farm in 1969, young Jo Thornton and her parents take shelter from an F5 tornado that destroys their farm and kills Jo's father. Twenty-seven years later, Jo is a tornado-obsessed meteorologist leading a storm chaser team. Her estranged husband, Bill Harding, an ex-storm chaser turned TV weatherman, travels to Oklahoma with his fiancée Melissa to obtain Jo's signature on their divorce papers.

Starring

Helen HuntBill PaxtonJami GertzCary Elwes
Box office
$499 million
Budget
$88–92 million
IMDb votes
254,732

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