Backdraft

Silently behind a door, it waits. One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage. In that instant it can create a hero...or cover a secret.

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.

2h 17m1991RTMDb 6.7

DramaThrillerActionCrime

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Status: Released
Released: 24 May 1991
Runtime: 2h 17m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 6.7 / 10 (1,644 votes)

Production

Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Gregory Widen
Studios: Trilogy Entertainment Group, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $75.0M
Revenue: $152.4M
Profit: $77.4M
Return: 2.0×
Collection: Backdraft Collection

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English