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Released May 24th, 1991, 'Backdraft' stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,409 knowledgeable users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago."
'Backdraft' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Vudu, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, and Google Play Movies .
'Backdraft' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on May 24th, 1991
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
December 10th, 1997
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Backdraft is a 1991 American drama thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. In March 2018, it was announced that Universal has tapped Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego to direct the sequel with William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland set to reprise their roles.
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