Planes: Fire & Rescue

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Planes: Fire & Rescue

PG

Released Jul 18, 2014

1h 23m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Dusty (Dane Cook), the famous racing airplane, learns that his engine is damaged, so he must shift gears and find a new career. He joins an elite corps of firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park. When a massive wildfire threatens the park, Dusty -- with the help of his fearless colleagues Blade Ranger, Lil' Dipper (Julie Bowen), Windlifter, Cabbie and the Smokejumpers -- learns what it takes to become a real hero.

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Critics Consensus

Although it's too flat and formulaic to measure up against the best family-friendly fare, Planes: Fire and Rescue is a passable diversion for much younger viewers.

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

Like Cars, this is essentially funny-animal animation with chrome and aluminium instead of fur.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2014

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

This Disney cartoon is running on empty.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2014

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

It's as if the Mouse House is providing bootlegs of its own material.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2014

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Robert Sims

Lights Camera Austin

This slight but entertaining sequel benefits by tearing up the blueprint director John Lasseter used for both his Pixar racecar operas to become the animated disaster movie that Towering Inferno producer Irvin Allen never made.

Jan 22, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

The conquering adversity messaging is worthy enough, but the direct-to-DVD story never takes flight.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Amps up both the sincerity and the respect quite a bit and makes you feel like you're smack dab in the midst of its numerous action sequences.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 20, 2020

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Stephen C

Unfunny in 1 hour and 23 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What were you all thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Audience Member

Maybe not so special as the first 1 but its still not bad.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/07/25

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Gabriel Andrés R

Good god. This was absolute CINEMA! Planes: Fire and Rescue was my childhood, and seeing it at the age of 14 years old once again... I don't know if it's nostalgia, or the dedication for the firefighters that risk their lives when saving others, but i get this... feeling that I like to feel when i watch this film. Dunno why people hate it so much. Maybe they didn't get the true message of the story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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Uriel B

I don't understand why this movie got a lot of hate, criminally underrated. A lot action especially for a kid movie. Give it a watch..

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Luke R

This sequel is kinda better than the first one. The only good thing about the film is Patrick Warburton.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Audience Member

So unbelievably boring. Where’s the humor? I don’t know why Pixar decided to create a drama with cartoon characters.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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Synopsis

Dusty (Dane Cook), the famous racing airplane, learns that his engine is damaged, so he must shift gears and find a new career. He joins an elite corps of firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park. When a massive wildfire threatens the park, Dusty -- with the help of his fearless colleagues Blade Ranger, Lil' Dipper (Julie Bowen), Windlifter, Cabbie and the Smokejumpers -- learns what it takes to become a real hero.

Director: Bobs Gannaway
Producer: Ferrell Barron
Screenwriter: Bobs Gannaway, Jeffrey M. Howard
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Walt Disney Studios
Rating: PG (Some Peril|Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $59.2M
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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