Storyline
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 harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
Directors
Cast
Trailer
Reviews
75
Entertainment Weekly
Aside from the awesome flames and pyrotechnic scenes of crisis, danger, and part-of-the-job bravery, the movie is a quiet salute; it does its job.
63
ReelViews
One could argue that such an approach isn't all bad - after all, it allows us to know and like the characters - but there are times when Ladder 49 gets a little too cute.
60
The Hollywood Reporter
The film is less of a drama than a tribute -- an ode, even -- to the spirit and tenacity of firefighters. Its makers hardly bother to explore the lives or motives behind their actions.
60
Variety
It plays, rather, like an old-fashioned, by-the-numbers drama that solidly connects with most of its well-worn cliches.
60
Dallas Observer
This resolutely old-fashioned movie is less a drama of the streets than a kind of recruiting film.
Other Movies You Might Enjoy
May 19, May 2017AWOL (2016)
Jun 26, Jun 1974Three the Hard Way (1974)
Feb 10, Feb 2022Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2022)
Jun 29, Jun 2017Overdrive (2017)
Jun 7, Jun 2002Bad Company (2002)
Apr 6, Apr 2017Dance Academy: The Movie (2017)
Mar 6, Mar 2015Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
Aug 14, Aug 2017Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)