BACKDRAFT

Name: BACKDRAFT
Released: 1991-5-24
Cast: Robert De Niro, William Baldwin, Kurt Russell, Donald Sutherland, Rebecca De Mornay

BACKDRAFT

R
2h 17m
1991

74%

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Amazing fire effects highlight this Ron Howard gem about two quarreling brothers in the Chicago Fire Department. William Baldwin and Kurt Russell star with Academy Award®-winner Robert De Niro in this action-packed tale of men against nature. Donald Sutherland has a nasty turn as an arsonist. Thrills from start to finish!

Director:

Ron Howard

Producer:

Richard B. Lewis, Pen Densham, John Watson

Writer:

Gregory Widen

Cast:

Robert De Niro, William Baldwin, Kurt Russell, Donald Sutherland, Rebecca De Mornay, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

74%

Critics Consensus: It's not particularly deep, but Backdraft is a strong action movie with exceptional special effects.

Reviews

Bay Area Reporter

Robert Julian

In Universal's Backdraft, Ron Howard establishes that he can get the best actors in Hollywood to do work completely beneath their talents.

March 2, 2023

FULL REVIEW

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Rene Jordan

Backdraft is a well-intentioned film, very solid, and fierily entertaining. [Full review in Spanish]

The flames, in fact, have more personality than any of the actors.

[Howard] gives the fire fighting scenes a satisfying feel of terror. But the psychological portraits of the fire fighters and the arson mystery that dominate the film are flimsy, like an art student's dutifully crafted reproductions of the great masters.

August 10, 2022

FULL REVIEW

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Don Shanahan

Make no apologies for losing this movie about melodramatic and manly brothers.

April 15, 2022

FULL REVIEW