Skyfire (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, Skyfire is an action and adventure film directed by Simon West, running about 97 minutes. “The mountain is waking up” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Tianhuo Island is a beautiful paradise. It almost makes people forget that it is located in the "Ring of Fire", the world-famous Pacific Rim volcanic belt. Young geologist Li Xiaomeng brings her team here to develop the first volcanic monitoring system, the Suzaku. Li Xiaomeng's father, Li Wentao, a volcanic expert who has retired for many years, rushes to the crater after learning about it, trying to persuade her to leave. At the same time, expedition expert Zheng Nan dives in the beautiful underwater cave, preparing to give his girlfriend Jiahui a romantic proposal. The volcano erupts, and the fate of these people are entangled. In order to see tomorrow, they must work together to find a way to survive.

Who’s in it. Skyfire stars Wang Xueqi as Li Wentao, Hannah Quinlivan as Li Xiaomeng, Shawn Dou as Zheng Nan and Jason Isaacs as Jack Harris, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Skyfire has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $24.8M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Skyfire page.

If you liked it. Fans of Skyfire tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.