Ladder 49
- Original title
- Ladder 49
- Year
- 2004
- Running time
- 115 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Joaquin Phoenix
- John Travolta
- Jacinda Barrett
- Morris Chestnut
- Kevin Daniels
- Robert Patrick
- Kevin Chapman
- Balthazar Getty
- Jay Hernandez
- Billy Burke
- Tim Guinee
- Todd Cahoon
- Karen Vicks
- Eric Buarque
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Action. Drama | Firefighters
- Synopsis
- Jack (Joaquin Phoenix) is a firefighter who awaits rescue from a burning building. There, he reflects on his career, wife and family. John Travolta will play Kennedy, Jack's captain who is made fire chief. He sees his firehouse, which includes rookie Jack, as a tight-knit family.
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- Awards
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2004: Satellite Awards: nominated to Original Song.
- Critics' reviews
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"The film is less of a drama than a tribute -- an ode, even -- to the spirit and tenacity of firefighters. Its makers hardly bother to explore the lives or motives behind their actions."
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"Celebrates heroes without turning them into saints"
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"This drama about Baltimore firefighters makes a serious effort to honor the sacrifices of professional rescue workers, but blasts of hokum keep threatening to collapse the building."
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"Fails as drama but succeeds as a 'When bad things happen to good firemen' procedural."
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"Aside from the awesome flames and pyrotechnic scenes of crisis, danger, and part-of-the-job bravery, the movie is a quiet salute; it does its job."
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