Fire Birds

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Fire Birds

PG-13

1990

1h 25m

Action

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Army lovers (Nicolas Cage, Sean Young) and their task-force leader (Tommy Lee Jones) join the drug war in Apache assault helicopters.

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Despite the talent on board, Fire Birds is little more than a subpar military adventure sporting video game-like action, outdated philosophy, and uneven acting.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

If you think of movies as big-screen video games, see Fire Birds. If not, you may want to skip this Top Gun with copters and cartels.

Rated: 1/4

May 28, 2013

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

David Green structures the film in the mold of the time-honored boys-into- men military exercise, but don't go looking for The Sands of Iwo Jima.

Rated: 1/4

May 28, 2013

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

Lean, mean, clean and empty-hearted, Fire Birds is a video-game recruiting poster with a bomb ticking inside--a bomb that never goes off.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 28, 2013

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that the same production team is planning a military horse opera about kicking Iraqi ass to be called "Gulf and Western."

Dec 13, 2024

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Madeleine Harmsworth

Sunday Mirror (UK)

A ludicrously jingoistic showcase for the U.S. Army's million-dollar Apache attack helicopter.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 13, 2024

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Fire Birds gives the constant impression of having been seen before. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 28, 2022

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Jelisije J

An engaging war movie that is top gun but with helicopters. When you copy the same formula you get a good film no matter how un original this film was.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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Gregory S

Well, I watched it and made it through the whole thing. It tries hard to be Top Gun, but nope it’s not.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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Adhi P

The film was made a year too early. It would've been a so much better AH-64 Apache movie if it was set on 1991 Gulf War.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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J. B

Such a fun film! Nicolas Cage out acting the rest of the cast and script as usual to provide high octane, high flying fun!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/26/23

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Michael W

This war movie was pretty good. Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young, Dale Dye, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was action-packed, a little dramatic, and kind of entertaining. It's about fighting under pressure and overcoming it defeat the enemy. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might enjoy it. That's my opinion.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/02/23

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Steve D

Aircrafts go pew pew. End of story.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

Army lovers (Nicolas Cage, Sean Young) and their task-force leader (Tommy Lee Jones) join the drug war in Apache assault helicopters.

Director: David Green
Producer: Bill Badalato
Screenwriter: Nick Thiel, Paul F. Edwards
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.8M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround

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