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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   21,993 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Lewis Colick (written by)
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Release Date:
1 October 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A bond forged by fire is never broken. more
Plot:
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(29 articles)
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User Reviews:
Ladder 49 is a great fire-fighting movie in a post 9/11 world. These are the real heroes put into a movie. more (309 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense fire and rescue situations, and for language.
Runtime:
115 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Mark Yant (Lt. Yant) is an actual firefighter with the Baltimore City Fire Department and personally trained the cast and crew at the Fire Academy during the production of the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, Jack is carrying a red bag which he puts down when tending to the first found victim. After having the other firefighters carry him down, the bag reappears when he is going after the second victim, but he never picked it back up. more
Quotes:
Chief Kennedy: It's never an easy thing, saying goodbye to a brother firefighter, it's not. And this time, particularly is difficult for me because I watched Jack grow into a, well, into one of the finest firefighters I've ever known. He joined this department because he wanted to help people... more
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Referenced in The Making of 'Ladder 49' (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Hoy Hoy Hoy (Rockin' on Christmas Eve) more

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43 out of 59 people found the following review useful.
Ladder 49 is a great fire-fighting movie in a post 9/11 world. These are the real heroes put into a movie., 17 October 2004
8/10
Author: Eliason_Collateral10 from Ottawa, Canada

Ladder 49 is directed by Jay Russell and stars Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, and Jacinda Barrett. Ladder 49 is the story of Jack Morrison (Phoenix), a firefighter and his life. These are the real heroes of life and it's great to see another firefighter movie, this time in a post 9/11 world.

The movie may look bad from the trailers and it looks like the climax is predictable but the movie is put in a way that keeps you hooked and interested, making it a pleasant surprise for me this year.

Jack Morrison is a firefighter and starts out as a rookie at the Baltimore Fire Department known as Ladder 49 and Engine 33. He goes through the tough moments and the fun moments as a firefighter and starts to love his job and his fellow co-workers including Captain Mike Kennedy (Travolta). They become a family and you see Jack go through his life, his Catholic life (I'm impressed). He learns more, meets a woman (Barret) who he ends up marrying and life is good. Accidents happen though as they go through tough fires. The fire that happens at the beginning is the climax but is gradually explained throughout the whole movie.

Overall, Ladder 49 is a great firefighter movie filled with intense and thrilling fire-fighting action. It's filled with buddy comedy and a good dose of drama too. Again, these are the real heroes of life and the movie well portrays what real firefighters have to go through. Great performances by Phoenix, Travolta, even Barrett and all the other supporting actors. It's one great movie and it shouldn't be missed.

My Rating: 8/10

Eliason A.

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