Firefighter movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant firefighter movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, captivating, serious, tense and emotional films and TV shows about / with firefighter, fire department, fire brigade, fireman, fire, danger, rescue, emergency, firefight and firefighting plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, Hong Kong, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as firefighter: Only the Brave (2017), Chicago Fire (2012), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020), Station 19 (2018), Fireproof (2008), 9-1-1 (2018), Third Watch (1999), Playing with Fire (2019), Ladder 49 (2004), Notre-Dame (2022).
Best films
New films
| TRON: Ares (2025) | 6.2 | |
| Firebuds (2022) | 5.1 | |
| Bright Eyes in the Dark (2023) | 6.8 | |
| Smoke (2025) | 6.7 | |
| Trap (2024) | 5.8 |
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.
Style:
exciting, emotional, tense, dramatic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
natural disaster, forest fire, firefighter, heroism, tragedy, rescue, danger, friends, mentor, firefighting, fire department, male camaraderie ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2017, 2010s, 2000s, year 2013 ...
Place:
arizona, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so ...
Style:
exciting, serious, sincere, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
firefighter, fire brigade, fire department, rescue, emergency, paramedic, danger, responsibility, lifesaver, chief, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, rescue team ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, disturbing, psychological, medical drama ...
Plot:
fire department, lgbtq, lgbt, rescue, family relations, friendship, father son relationship, destiny, firefighter, gay, society, medical ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
texas, austin texas
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together ...
Style:
suspense, compassionate, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
fire department, fire brigade, firefighter, team, danger, lesbian, gay, firefighting, lesbian love, saving a life, father daughter relationship, partner ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, chicago
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In Albany, the marriage of Caleb and Catherine Holt is in crisis and they decide to divorce. However, Caleb's father, John, proposes that his son delays their separation process for forty days and follow a procedure called "The Love ...
Style:
inspirational, christian film, uplifting, touching, melancholic ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, family friendly, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
christian, religious, marriage, couple relations, couples, firefighter, renewed love, faith, self discovery, husband wife relationship, relationships, love and romance ...
Place:
georgia, usa
Is relevant?
62K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
search and rescue, medicine, fire brigade, emergency, 911, firefighter, saving a life, misadventure, medical, daring rescue, ambulance, chore ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, los angeles, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.
Style:
medical drama, detective, action adventure, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
medical, paramedic, firefighter, police officer, nypd, rescue, law enforcement, die hard, fire brigade, police corruption, danger, fighting crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
Style:
humorous, funny, sweet, captivating, ironic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, adult
Plot:
adult child friendship, firefighter, siblings, male objectification, children, game, fire department, entertainment, brother sister relationship, friendship, fire, my little pony ...
Is relevant?
61K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in ...
Style:
sincere, sad, touching, inspirational, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
firefighter, death of protagonist, fire department, friendship, rescue, disaster, fire, firefighting, funeral, redemption, friend, building collapse ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
maryland, baltimore, usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 297 min.
TV show
Story:
As the Paris firefighters try to stop the flames from spreading in the Cathedral, the show also follows characters being put through the wringer - they will have to fight each other, love each other, come across each other, hate each other, smile at ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
firefighter, fire brigade, notre dame cathedral, fire, rescue, firefighting, problem, house fire, heroism, rescue attempt, disaster, sacrifice ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
france, paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jenny McLean is a single mom working at a 911-call center struggling to make ends meet and raise her two kids, Elsie and Luke. Although still reeling from her divorce, Jenny can’t help but flirt when she gets emergency calls from Jeff, a local ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, sincere, cute ...
Plot:
firefighter, boy, single mother, good deed, therapy, chore, male female relationship, needing money, love and romance, everyday life, life philosophy, single parent ...
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Genre: Action, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Fire chief Song Yan and emergency doctor Xu Qin were separated by family opposition when they were younger. Now ten years later, they meet again due to their professions. After experiencing life and death together, they manage to find their way ...
Style:
tense, romantic drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
firefighter, second chance, male female relationship, relationships, female doctor, fireman, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, love, couple relations, physician, doctor ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
china
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Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
As Christmas approaches, a department store worker whose life lacks fulfillment meets her guardian angel, who offers her a chance to change her circumstances by magically transporting her to Christmases past whenever she tries on a new pair of shoes.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, christmas time, christmas romance, firefighter, time travel, happy ending, fall in love, hopes, faith, magic ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
They say a blast of flames can take a life ... and hide a secret. But now firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey are battling each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
firefighter, arson, corruption, fire, rescue, pyromaniac, investigation, firefighting, natural disaster, danger, rookie, disaster ...
Time:
year 1971, 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, chicago
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Hoping to make a killing on the insurance money, oil refinery owner Wendell Mays decides to burn the place to the ground. His greed endangers the lives of the entire town as the fireball creates a spreading inferno threatens to engulf the entire ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
firefighter, firefighting, fire, hospital, law enforcement, danger, police investigation, chaos, fire brigade, evacuation, disaster, oil refinery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The bond of brotherhood is always stronger when you can be pitched into a life and death situation at any time and the only thing that gets you through the inferno is the trust that your brother will have your back. The firefighters of Hong Kong’s ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
fire brigade, firefighter, disaster, save the day, partner, heroic mission, politics, forces of nature, fireman, factory, danger, friendship ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the ...
Style:
sad, factual, touching, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, disaster, firefighter, twin towers, 9/11, terrorist, war on terror, natural disaster, medieval, rescue, al qaeda, heroes ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, north america, middle east, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
On Christmas Eve at Tower Sky, an ultra-luxurious building complex, a White Christmas party is held to dazzle its equally high-end tenants and VIP guests. Dae-ho, the manager of the building and single father, is forced to cancel plans with his ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, christmas horror, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, skyscraper, catastrophe, firefighter, fire, tower, rescue, christmas, trapped, danger, survival, save the day ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seoul, south korea, korea, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
An experienced fire fighter is badly injured and spends almost a year recovering at home. Now he returns to work, but is he as emotionally and physically sound as he thinks he is?
Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
firefighter, rescue, fire brigade, workplace situations, workplace, danger, partner, evacuation, bravery, natural disaster, search and rescue, fireman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
TV show
Story:
A 9 years old girl named Kika and a firefighter named Bob make adventurous travels around the world. They try to return to Waterloo ( their home City) to save Kika's cat Tijgertje, who is stuck on the top of a church tower.
Style:
humorous, not serious, feel good, captivating, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
firefighter, friendship, odd couple, unlikely partners, heroes, young heroes, goofy hero, escapades, partner, disorder, youth, on the road ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Code Red is an American drama series that ran from 1981 to 1982 on ABC and was produced by Irwin Allen. The series revolves around the family and crew of L.A. Battalion Fire Chief Joe Rorchek.
Style:
heroic, emotional, educational
Plot:
firefighter, firefighting, father son relationship, fire brigade, family drama, leadership, teamwork, fire department, family values, community service, resilience, urban ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as "firemen", to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of ...
Style:
futuristic, atmospheric, thought provoking, tense, stylized ...
Plot:
totalitarianism, distopia, resistance, book, dystopia, satire, rebellion, dystopian future, fighting the system, fire, alienation, dictatorship ...
Time:
year 1966, future, distant future, 60s, near future
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The story of a fire captain who lost eight men in the collapse of the World Trade Center and the editor who helps him prepare the eulogies he must deliver.
Style:
sincere, touching, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
hopes, firefighter, terrorism, fire brigade, journalism, writer's life, love and romance, danger, couple relations, couples, post september 11 2001, chance meeting ...
Time:
year 2002, september 11 2001
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A firefighter is wrongly blamed for the death of her father, hours before he was due to retire from the department. Eager to prove herself to her peers, she sets out to join an elite squad of smoke jumpers who are expected to jump from aeroplanes ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
firefighter, save the day, daring rescue, ambition, danger, basic training, gender, female protagonist, false accusation, death of father, fire brigade, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
329
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A large blast hits the gas pipeline in the industrial park due to a sudden earthquake, which triggers massive explosions and engulfs the neighboring area in flames. Facing the escalating fire danger, the Fire and Rescue Force quickly reaches the ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, intense, tension
Plot:
firefighter, rescue, race against time, heroism, disaster, firefight, fire, fire brigade, problem, intelligence agency, fire department, social services ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Burning Flame II is a TVB modern action drama that focuses on the duties and challenges of Hong Kong firefighters. Wong He continues to be the leading star in this series along with other new cast members including Alex Fong, Maggie Cheung Ho Yee, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, action drama ...
Plot:
firefighter, fire brigade, problem, family relations, father daughter relationship, loss of wife, save the day, firefighting, bereavement, workplace situations, fire, social services ...
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Encouraged by the fireman leader Chung Yau-sing, young and playful Fong Lei-on joins the team and gets to know Cheuk Pak-yu. Unfortunately, the two of them are having lots of misunderstanding at work. Lei-on believes that Pak-yu has stolen ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, psychological, action drama ...
Plot:
firefighter, teamwork, fire department, fire brigade, heroism, danger, bravery, courage, duty, workplace, workplace situations, coworker ...
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against – after being held up at a local convenience store – threatens him.
Style:
suspense, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
revenge, female warrior, firefighter, vigilante, brutality, murder, vigilantism, vengeance, law enforcement, police detective, secret service, gangster ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, california, los angeles, usa, phoenix arizona ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
This is a made for tv adaptation of Barbara Robinson's novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Loretta Swit of M*A*S*H stars as Grace Bradley who inherits the job of running her church's Christmas pageant when the woman who usually does it ...
Style:
christmas classics, christmas special
Plot:
christmas, naughty child, firefighter, fire, bully, change of heart, holiday, christmas season, dysfunctional family, child neglect, juvenile delinquent, petty theft ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Uptight French chef, Sara Westbrook, gets fired up when her upscale café, Chez Varenne, is suddenly overshadowed by a new restaurant moving in next door run by a group of rowdy firemen. Led by handsome former fire fighter Gill Callahan and his ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, light, funny, cute ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, girls' night
Plot:
restaurant, chef, love, food, rivalry, love and romance, lifestyle, cooking, cooking and food, love affair, firefighter, male female relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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