Backdraft (1991)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1991-05-24
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
- Runtime: 2h 17m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 1,631 votes
Directed by Ron Howard.
Top cast
- Kurt Russell as Stephen McCaffrey
- William Baldwin as Brian McCaffrey
- Robert De Niro as Donald Rimgale
- Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jennifer Vaitkus
- Scott Glenn as John 'Axe' Adcox
- Rebecca De Mornay as Helen McCaffrey
- Jason Gedrick as Tim Kirzminski
- J.T. Walsh as Alderman Marty Swayzak
- Anthony Mockus Sr. as Chief John Fitzgerald
Where to watch Backdraft
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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