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Backdraft

Movie · 1991 · 131 min

Sweaty, roaring infernos and brotherly friction make for a tense, macho procedural that swells into operatic tragedy.

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1991 film by Ron Howard
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Year
1991
Runtime
131 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, action, disaster, crime, thriller
Directed by
Ron Howard
Written by
Gregory Widen
Starring
Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Crosby, Rebecca De Mornay, Scott Glenn, William Baldwin
Music
Hans Zimmer
Cinematography
Mikael Salomon
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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