Ladder 49 overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
An everyday hero recalls his life as he's forced to look death in the eye in this adventure drama. Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) is a young firefighter who is a member of Ladder Company 49, led by Capt. Kennedy (John Travolta), a tough but compassionate man who looks upon his fellow firefighters as a family. While battling a blaze, Morrison finds himself trapped inside a burning building, and as Kennedy and his men try to find a way to rescue him, Morrison looks back on his life and how he came to choose such a dangerous career.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Jay Russell
- Studio: Casey Silver Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Pictures
- Year: 2004
- Run Time: 114 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: PG13 (for intense fire and rescue situations, and for language)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama
- Filmed in: Color
