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67% Critic Match
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.”
6.7 / 10• 1991• 2h 17m•R• English
DramaThrillerActionCrime
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.
Cast & Crew
Kurt Russell
Stephen McCaffrey
Lead
William Baldwin
Brian McCaffrey
Robert De Niro
Donald Rimgale
Donald Sutherland
Ronald Bartel
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Vaitkus
Scott Glenn
John 'Axe' Adcox
Rebecca De Mornay
Helen McCaffrey
Jason Gedrick
Tim Kirzminski
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ron Howard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Backdraft is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
