It's not particularly deep, but Backdraft is a strong action movie with exceptional special effects.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Ron Howard -
Producer -
Pen Densham , Richard B. Lewis , John Watson -
Screenwriter -
Gregory Widen -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures , Trilogy Entertainment Group , Imagine Entertainment -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Drama , Action -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 24, 1991, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 19, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$75.7M -
Runtime -
2h 17m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , DTS , Dolby , Magnetic Stereo 6 Track -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Scope (2.35:1)