Howard's burning ode to firefighters and the professional and personal lives they hope to conquer with devotion and defiance. A drama that convincingly spreads itself like a roaring blaze.
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06/07/03
Backdraft (1991)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:26
Rotten:11
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Two feuding brothers carry on a heroic family tradition in the Chicago Fire Department. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the brothers fight to resolve... [More]
Starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director: Ron Howard
Reviews for Backdraft
The spectacular fire sequences, which must have been hellish to film, are powerfully enveloping on screen, thanks especially to the eerie effect of the title.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
01/07/03
The three separate elements don't quite gel, but the overall experience is still a fine bit of moviemaking.
11/07/02
Typical over-produced, lowest-common-denominator Ron Howard film
11/05/02
No review available.
10/17/02
No review available.
09/23/02
No review available.
08/19/02
Nice action movie. Great effects.
08/18/02
Great effects, the fire is a living, breathing entity.
08/15/02
No review available.
08/08/02
A patchwork concoction of other (better) movies, but the gung-ho ensemble keeps it all afloat.
07/25/02
Director Howard is so mesmerized by the flames, he squirts formulaic lighter fluid over everything.
01/01/00
Backdraft is sure to do for fire what The Poseidon Adventure did for water.
01/01/00
[The scenes involving fire] are so good they make me recommend the movie anyway, despite its brain-damaged screenplay.
01/01/00
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May 08, 2006:
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June 06, 2005:
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