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, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting and tense films and TV shows about / with firefighter, danger, fire, rescue, firefight, emergency, disaster, fire department, firefighting and survival plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, Hong Kong, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as firefighter: Chicago Fire (2012), Only the Brave (2017), 9-1-1 (2018), The Smoke (2014), Third Watch (1999), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020), Backdraft (1991), World Trade Center (2006), Ablaze (2001), The Guys (2002).

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 8.0
 64K
Chicago Fire (2012)
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, realistic, sincere, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: firefighter, rescue, fire brigade, fire department, emergency, paramedic, responsibility, danger, life risking, lifesaver, chief, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa
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 7.6
 77K
Only the Brave (2017)
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, motivational, dramatic, tense, emotional ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: natural disaster, firefighter, forest fire, heroism, tragedy, danger, friends, rescue, firefighting, male camaraderie, bravery, disaster ...
Time: year 2007, year 2017, 2010s, 2000s, year 2013 ...
Place: arizona, usa
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 7.9
 44K
9-1-1 (2018)
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, thought provoking ...
Plot: medicine, firefighter, emergency, 911, misadventure, saving a life, medical, life risking, daring rescue, search and rescue, fire brigade, ambulance ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, california, los angeles
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 7.0
 1K
The Smoke (2014)
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, serious ...
Plot: firefighter, rescue, workplace, workplace situations, danger, partner, bravery, evacuation, natural disaster, fire brigade, lifesaver, urban ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london
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 8.0
 11K
Third Watch (1999)
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, realistic ...
Plot: medical, firefighter, paramedic, police officer, police, nypd, rescue, law enforcement, die hard, police corruption, danger, gang ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, usa
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9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
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: captivating, sincere, psychological, disturbing, medical drama ...
Plot: fire department, gay, firefighter, lgbt, redemption, disorder, lgbtq, rescue, medical, friendship, father son relationship, adaptation ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: texas, austin texas
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 6.7
 87K
Backdraft (1991)
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, exciting, suspenseful, tense, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: firefighter, investigation, arson, corruption, disaster, fire, pyromaniac, rescue, firefighting, danger, natural disaster, rookie ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place: chicago, usa
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World Trade Center (2006)
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: realistic, factual, touching, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: terrorism, disaster, firefighter, 9/11, twin towers, survival, terrorist, war on terror, natural disaster, heroes, courage, al qaeda ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2006, year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, middle east, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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 3.4
 732
Ablaze (2001)
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: serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: firefighter, firefighting, hospital, fire, law enforcement, police investigation, danger, chaos, evacuation, disaster, firefight, pandemic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.3
 1K
The Guys (2002)
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: touching, emotional, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot: firefighter, terrorism, journalism, hopes, love and romance, danger, human spirit, couple relations, writer's life, couples, post september 11 2001, chance meeting ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2002
Place: usa, new york
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 4.9
 2K
Backdraft 2 (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Belgium
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Years after the original Backdraft, Sean, son of the late Steve "Bull" McCaffrey, is assigned to investigate a deadly fire only to realize it is something much more sinister.
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense, realistic, crime drama
Audience: boys' night
Plot: firefighter, arson, escapades, danger, police investigation, police, chase, society, arms dealer, death, funeral, terrorism ...
Place: chicago
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 6.4
 24K
Fireproof (2008)
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, melancholic, touching ...
Audience: family outing, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot: christian, religious, self discovery, marriage, couple relations, faith, firefighter, couples, husband wife relationship, renewed love, relationships, god ...
Place: georgia, usa
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 6.5
 59K
Ladder 49 (2004)
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: touching, sincere, sad, emotional, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: firefighter, disaster, friendship, rescue, death of protagonist, redemption, firefighting, fire, funeral, trapped, family relations, danger ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: maryland, baltimore, usa
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Playing with Fire (2019)
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: sweet, humorous, funny, ironic, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, adult
Plot: adult child friendship, firefighter, siblings, children, game, fire department, brother sister relationship, entertainment, friendship, fire, love, youth ...
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 5.7
 919
Out of Inferno (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story: On the hottest day in 50 years, a serious fire incident happened to a busy commercial tower, a gaggle of fire fighters with an indestructible enthusiasm are going to save lives.
Style: exciting, serious, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Plot: firefighter, disaster, escapades, danger, society, survival, saving a life, firefight, team, partner, climate, emergency ...
Time: 21st century
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 7.0
 21K
Station 19 (2018)
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, disturbing, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: fire department, fire brigade, firefighter, danger, lesbian, firefighting, team, saving a life, lesbian love, gay, father daughter relationship, partner ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: seattle, chicago
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As the Light Goes Out (2014)
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: firefighter, disaster, fire brigade, save the day, partner, heroic mission, politics, forces of nature, factory, danger, firefight, friendship ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: hong kong, china
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 6.5
 7K
The Tower (2012)
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, suspense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, skyscraper, firefighter, catastrophe, fire, survival, tower, rescue, trapped, christmas, danger, save the day ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seoul, south korea, asia, korea
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Second Chances (2013)
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: feel good, sentimental, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Plot: single mother, firefighter, boy, good deed, therapy, male female relationship, needing money, chore, love and romance, everyday life, family relations, second chance ...
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 6.5
 6K
Hellfighters (1968)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
Style: sentimental, exciting, serious, rough, surprise ending
Audience: boys' night
Plot: firefighter, oil, firefighting, disaster, family relations, danger, heroes, oil well, love interest, daring rescue, race against time, fire ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: usa, malaysia, acapulco mexico, venezuela, houston texas ...
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Point of Origin (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Fact-based drama about an arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.
Style: surprise ending, serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: firefighter, arson, arsonist, delusion, investigation, law enforcement, fire, tragic hero, rescue, escapades, race against time, danger ...
Time: 80s
Place: california, usa
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A Taste of Romance (2012)
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, emotional ...
Audience: family outing, date night, girls' night
Plot: firefighter, restaurant, chef, food, love, rivalry, lifestyle, love and romance, cooking, cooking and food, love affair, male female relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Firemen's Ball (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia, Italy
Duration: 73 min.
Story: In Milos Forman's satire on Communism set in a small Czechoslovakian town in the 1960s, the local firemen decide to organize a ball, however the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. They plan to organize a beauty pageant at the ...
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, surreal, allegory ...
Plot: satire, firefighter, political satire, theft, corruption, bureaucracy, small town, confusion, fire, husband wife relationship, farce, cancer ...
Time: year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place: czechoslovakia, czech republic, eastern europe
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 5.6
 27K
Fire with Fire (2012)
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, firefighter, female warrior, murder, vigilantism, law enforcement, secret service, vigilante, gangster, hitman, chase, brutality ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, california, los angeles, usa, long beach california ...
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 6.3
 805
High Heat (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: When clues to his brother's murder lead Poncho to a fire brigade, he joins it to investigate further and finds romance, family... and a serial killer.
Style: dramatic, serious, suspenseful, harsh, captivating ...
Plot: gay, serial killer, fire department, firefighter, family relations, love affair, relationships, investigation, family problems, revenge, murder, justice ...
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 4.9
 442
Trial by Fire (2008)
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, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: firefighter, daring rescue, save the day, basic training, danger, ambition, gender, female protagonist, death of father, false accusation, firefight, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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 5.5
 81K
Volcano (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, Mike ...
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, suspenseful, apocalyptic ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night
Plot: natural disaster, disaster, survival, volcano, catastrophe, end of the world, firefighter, forces of nature, race against time, lava, panic, fire ...
Time: year 1997, future, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, iceland
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 7.9
 625
Saved (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: “Saved” chronicles medical school dropout turned paramedic Wyatt Cole, who finds the breakneck pace of his 24-hour shift a welcome escape from his inner demons.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, psychological, medical drama ...
Plot: rescue, firefighter, gambling, addiction, medical school, dishonesty, hopes, paramedic, couple relations, medicine, rivalry, colleague ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, portland oregon
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The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: With Christmas approaching, a handsome fireman afraid of commitment adopts a stray cat and meets a beautiful veterinary student who challenges his decision to remain a confirmed bachelor.
Style: realistic, semi serious, feel good
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: christmas, fall in love, firefighter, love and romance, pets, looking for love, cat, singleness, christmas romance, happy ending, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, holiday ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 8.1
 9K
Tacoma FD (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In a firehouse in one of America’s rainiest cities that is light on blazes that need extinguishing, its crew keeps themselves entertained with creative competitions, friendly first responder rivalries, and bizarre emergency calls.
Style: entertaining, humorous, light, witty, not serious ...
Plot: firefighter, workplace, bullying, workplace humor, rescue, danger, employer employee relationship, job, firefighting, office, fire, prank ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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