Arson movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant arson movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, serious, intense, realistic and tense films and TV shows about / with arson, fire, catastrophe, revenge, storytelling, dialogue, mentor, vengeance, brutality and runaway plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, Canada, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as arson: Point of Origin (2002), Burning (2018), Backdraft (1991), City on Fire (1979), Hesher (2010), Backdraft 2 (2019), Endless Love (1981), Pink Flamingos (1972), Stone (2010), Office Space (1999).
Best films
New films
| Roofman (2025) | 7.0 | |
| Echo Valley (2025) | 6.2 | |
| Silver Haze (2023) | 6.0 | |
| We Were Liars (2025) | 6.8 | |
| Rebel Ridge (2024) | 6.8 |
List of arson movies
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:
arson, arsonist, firefighter, fire, delusion, investigation, law enforcement, danger, race against time, tragic hero, escapades, rescue ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa
Is relevant?
85K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return she introduces to Jongsu an enigmatic ...
Style:
suspense, art house, exciting, ambiguous ending, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
class differences, metaphor, suspicion, arson, asian, anger, aspiring writer, childhood friend, rural setting, stalking, tragic love, bare breasts ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul, korea, india
Is relevant?
93K
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
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychotronic ...
Plot:
disaster, fire, firefighter, revenge, arson, natural disaster, trapped, rescue, fire brigade, city, explosions, firefighting ...
Time:
year 1979
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Taiwan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Style:
bleak, thought provoking, serious, realistic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
loner, grief, antisocial behavior, depression, trauma, arson, life is a bitch, family problems, rebelliousness, youth, family drama, dealing with death ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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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:
captivating, realistic, tense, disturbing, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
firefighter, arson, escapades, danger, police investigation, society, arms dealer, chase, police, funeral, death, fire department ...
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Two young kids fall in love with each other. But the passion is too consuming for the parents of Jade. The parents try to stop them from seeing each other. But when this doesn't work, David burns down the house and is sent away. This ...
Style:
erotic, intense, sexual, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, forbidden love, young lovers, first love, mental institution, arson, obsession, sex scene, mental illness, love, love story, voyeur ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 70s
Place:
chicago, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person ...
Style:
controversial, underground film, black comedy, independent film, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
nudity, lesbian, obsession, animal abuse, arson, perversion, dysfunctional family, murder, egg, transgression, controversy, sadism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, maryland, baltimore, idaho, california
Is relevant?
44K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson, a convicted arsonist who is up for parole. Jack is initially ...
Style:
psychological, cerebral, sexual, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
couples, manipulation, prison, infidelity, seduction, redemption, twists and turns, dangerous attraction, danger, confined, cons and scams, jail ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, michigan, detroit, new jersey, new york
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Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
Style:
controversial, brutal, disturbing, bloody, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cannibalism, jungle, gory, torture, cannibal, rape, found footage, amazon rainforest, revenge, animal cruelty, violence, filmmaking ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, year 1979, 70s
Place:
south america, latin america, north america, new york state, venezuela ...
Is relevant?
306K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Three office workers strike back at their evil employers by hatching a hapless attempt to embezzle money.
Style:
cult classic, dark comedy, laugh out loud, satirical, funny ...
Audience:
date night, kids, adult
Plot:
workplace, dark humor, office, computer, friendship, satire, embezzlement, corporate world, rebelliousness, waitress, obnoxious boss, workplace situations ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, y2k
Place:
texas, dallas texas, austin texas, usa, mexico
Is relevant?
114K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And ...
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, sexy, intense, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, corruption, nypd, dirty cop, police, police corruption, internal affairs, sheriff, organized crime, justice, investigation, corrupt cop ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The story follows Nozaki Haruka, a middle school student who transfers to a new school in a small town because of her father's work. Unfortunately, she becomes a victim of horrific bullying, but since the school will be closing in 2 months ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, psychological thriller, crying ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, violence, brutality, bullying, teenage girl, school, arson, vengeance, psycho, japanese girl, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
226K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Style:
psychological horror, dark, tense, cult classic, intense ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
revenge, high school, prank, bullying, telekinesis, prom, social misfits, female protagonist, cruelty, coming of age, supernatural horror, stephen king ...
Time:
20th century, year 1976, 70s, year 1979, future ...
Place:
maine, usa
Is relevant?
65K
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Style:
melancholic, psychological, touching, independent film, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
oedipus complex, dysfunctional family, single mother, mentally unstable, juvenile delinquent, childhood, troubled teen, teenage boy, mother love, mother son relationship, teenager, adhd ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, near future, year 2015, year 1982 ...
Place:
quebec, canada, montreal
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Style:
melancholic, depressing, touching, sad, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
dysfunctional family, disability, small town, mentally challenged, mental illness, self discovery, responsibility, brothers, character study, coming of age, life philosophy, life & death ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993, 70s, 60s
Place:
iowa, texas, southern usa, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, detective, crying ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
teacher, fish out of water, children, kindergarten, small town, elementary school, school, witness protection, bullying, working undercover, drug dealer, police ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
astoria oregon, california, oregon, los angeles, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspense, intense, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, mafia, boy, court, suicide, brother brother relationship, witness protection, surveillance, child in peril, district attorney, lawyers and clients, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new orleans, tennessee, usa, memphis, san francisco
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44K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, sexual, suspense, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, obsession, adultery, sex, husband wife relationship, passion, female nudity, adulteress, greed, nudity, prison ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century
Place:
florida, southern usa, usa, miami
Is relevant?
905K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, imaginary friend, schizophrenia, psychology, time travel, insanity, parallel universe, suburbs, surrealism, time loop, trippy, schizophrenic ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 2000s, future, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, america, usa, virginia, harvard university
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.
Style:
melancholic, suspense, intense, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train robbery, subway, train, new year's eve, bank robbery, arson, happy ending, new year, perfect crime, tough girl, buddy cop, caper ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, harlem, usa, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the ...
Style:
suspense, cult classic, scary, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, violence, zombie attack, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, post apocalypse, gory, virus, zombie outbreak, survival horror, cannibalism, infected ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 90s, year 1995, 2000s
Place:
pittsburgh
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An inspired experimental chemist, wakes up in a New Orleans jail, accused of arson that's linked to an illegal drug-manufacturing ring. Suffering from amnesia, he's unexpectedly released on bail, determined to find his missing girlfriend.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, philosophical ...
Plot:
amnesia, arson, moral dilemma, memory loss, illegal drugs, chemist, travel, morality, dream, amnesiac, memory lapse, lifestyle change ...
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arson, insurance fraud, scam, film industry, satire, director, financial problem, film producer, filmmaker, escapades, silly humor, humour ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Mommy vlogger Stephanie joins her best friend Emily's husband, Sean, to investigate her sudden disappearance from their small town.
Style:
exciting, sexy, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
missing person, ruse, investigation, deception, murder investigation, blackmail, female friendship, missing woman, death, small town, secret, murder ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
michigan, london, new york, connecticut, canada
Is relevant?
144K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, group of friends, torture, murder, violence, small town, gory, brutality, ghost town, wax museum, masked man ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2000, 2000s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
usa, florida, louisiana, new york, paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, tense, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
racism, courtroom drama, court, justice, trial, courtroom, small town, lawyer, rape, revenge, murder, legal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
mississippi, usa, southern usa, america, canada
Is relevant?
15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Most everyone in town thinks that Sheriff Calder is merely a puppet of rich oil-man Val Rogers. When it is learned that local baddie Bubber Reeves has escaped prison, Rogers' son is concerned because he is having an affair with Reeves' ...
Style:
retro, suspense, southern gothic, neo noir, crime drama ...
Plot:
racism, social commentary, manhunt, adultery, small town, lynch mob, drunkenness, sheriff, murder, vigilantism, escaped prisoner, on the run ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, southern usa, new jersey, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts.
Style:
scary, horror comedy, slasher, black comedy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
evil doll, dark humor, doll, supernatural, wedding, goth, serial killer, gory, murder, couples, female serial killer, road trip ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 80s
Place:
new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single handedly takes on ruthless developers determined to evict Clydie - a widow with two young children. Nobody knows who Sam is.
Style:
exciting, political, cult classic, suspense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, kids, chick flick, teens
Plot:
martial arts, widow, hand to hand combat, bank robber, sex scene, vigilante, on the run, farm, manhunt, showdown, arson, one against many ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 80s
Place:
montana, california, hawaii, usa
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