American movies about firefighters

List of the best American movies about firefighters, selected by visitors to our site: Only the Brave, Ladder 49, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Backdraft, The Fireman, World Trade Center, Hellfighters, The Towering Inferno, Playing with Fire, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:24

Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:55

Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryCanada, USA

A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Belgium
Duration02:17

They say a blast of flames can take a life ... and hide a secret. But now firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey are battling each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:36

Charlie is a fireman who always does everything wrong. A man talks the Fire Chief into ignoring his burning home (he wants the insurance money) unaware that his daughter (the love of the Chief) is upstairs in the house. When the house next door catches fire its owner rouses Charlie who rouses the force.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, family, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:09

On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, military
CountryUSA
Duration02:01

The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:45

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—office building, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA

A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:51

    Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core – which is why, when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his gay lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong
    Duration02:33

    Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:02

    In Albany, the marriage of Caleb and Catherine Holt is in crisis and they decide to divorce. However, Caleb's father, John, proposes that his son delays their separation process for forty days and follow a procedure called "The Love Dare" to make them love each other again.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, comedy, family
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:51

    Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    An arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    Documentary short following one family and the residents of Ventura County, CA through a journey of devastation, repair and survival after one of the largest wildfires in state history—the 2017 California Wildfires—destroys their beloved community.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:57

    When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela, and her estranged husband Jeremy, a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages through dispatch for all police and fire units to scatter to remote locations throughout the city where they are met with chaos. Not knowing who or why, the one thing they do know is if they fail to discreetly collaborate with one another - they will be solely responsible for facilitating the biggest crime in the city's history. Now they must race against the clock to make the choice of their lives - save the city - or save their daughter.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genredrama, documentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:03

    Sicko is a Michael Moore documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing peoples lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:31

    Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter’s roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, history
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong
    Duration02:46

    An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:03

    In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    With Christmas approaching, a handsome fireman afraid of commitment adopts a stray cat and meets a beautiful veterinary student who challenges his decision to remain a confirmed bachelor.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Greece
    Duration01:50

    A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

    Markimdb: 3.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

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    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
    Duration01:30

    When radio love guru Dr Emma Lloyd convinces Patrick Sullivan's fiancée to dump him the week before their wedding. He sets about teaching her a lesson for interfering in other peoples lives that she knows nothing about. Things take a turn when he finds himself falling for the very person who ruined his life and everyone is going to have to learn a few lessons about 'Real Love'

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration01:14

    Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse.

    Markimdb: 2.6
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:02

    When a mysterious orb of light strikes a deep water oil rig, the massive explosion erupts into a ball of flames creating a swirling mass of clouds and fire. As the twister begins to move ...

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredocumentary, military, biography, history, news
    CountryUSA, Italy, Afghanistan
    Duration01:33

    Winner of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for a Documentary, Restrepo chronicles the deployment of a U.S. platoon of courageous American soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, considered to be one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow-up years later, which wreaks new havoc on his family.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against—after being held up at a local convenience store—threatens him.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama, family, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Heaven is for Real recounts the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. Four-year-old Colton shares the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth... things he couldn't possibly know.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    Nick Malloy portrays an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who finds himself caught in a deadly 12-round game of cat and mouse with a vigilante tied to the paramedic's past. With little time to spare and his wife's life hanging in the balance, the EMT must figure out why he's been chosen to be the pawn in this maniac's game before it's too late.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:40

    Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    Sandra Brown’s “Smoke Screen” follows newswoman Britt Shelley (Jaime Pressly), who shockingly wakes up in bed next to the dead body of Detective Jay Burgess and is suspected of foul play. Five years prior, Jay’s lifelong friend Raley Gannon (Currie Graham) also woke up next to a dead body. After learning of Britt’s scandal and the similarities between their two cases, he realizes she might be his only chance for vindication. As the two unravel their mysterious cases together, they find themselves caught in a dangerous political cover-up involving arson and murder.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Canada

    An out-of-work New York City actress returns home to the quaint small town she escaped 10 years before and finds a place far different than the hamlet she left. She suddenly finds performing possibilities and even romance that kind of blow her away.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable -- busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot-spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, military, biography, history
    CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, USA, France
    Duration02:24

    In December 1941, Czech soldier Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:17

    The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, short
    CountryUSA

    The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
    Duration01:45

    A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA

    Uptight French chef, Sara Westbrook, gets fired up when her upscale café, Chez Varenne, is suddenly overshadowed by a new restaurant moving in next door run by a group of rowdy firemen. Led by handsome former fire fighter Gill Callahan and his friend Danny, The Five Alarm Grill is soon a big success while Sara and Patsy, her pastry chef, struggle to bring in customers. Sara suddenly softens when she meets Gill's ten-year-old daughter Hannah. Ignoring the obvious tension between her dad and Sara, Hannah is soon playing matchmaker. Can Gill and Sara's burgeoning romance survive the temptation to compete with each other, or will the heat of competition drive them apart?

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
    CountryUSA, Spain
    Duration01:29

    A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game – with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end – he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A romantic comedy about a mysterious love letter that turns a sleepy New England town upside down.




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