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Movie poster: Backdraft (1991)
🎬 Movie

Backdraft

1991 · 137 min Drama Thriller Action Crime
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1991
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Director Ron Howard
Runtime 137 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (1541 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film doesn't pretend to be about anything other than action — and that's an honest position. The director constructs scenes with a feel for space, pace, and rhythm.

If you love the genre — this is a solid specimen. If you're indifferent to action — there's nothing extraordinary here to convert you.

Good choice for group viewing when you want to watch rather than think.

Director: Ron Howard

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Big screen, decent sound. This is cinema that should sound loud and fill the room.

🎭 Cast

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Stephen McCaffrey

William Baldwin

William Baldwin

Brian McCaffrey

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Donald Rimgale

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Ronald Bartel

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Vaitkus

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

John 'Axe' Adcox

Rebecca De Mornay

Rebecca De Mornay

Helen McCaffrey

Jason Gedrick

Jason Gedrick

Tim Kirzminski

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Alderman Marty Swayzak

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Anthony Mockus Sr.

Chief John Fitzgerald

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