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Ladder 49

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Ladder 49
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PG13,1hr 54min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
October 1, 2004
Director:
Jay Russell
Distributor:
Buena Vista
Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Morris Chestnut  ...more
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 ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Because it is attentive to these human elements, Ladder 49 draws from the action scenes instead of depending on them. Phoenix, Travolta, Barrett and the others are given characters with dimension, so that what happens depends on their decisions, not on the plot. Full Review
Metascore
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47
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Based on 32 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Joaquin Phoenix
Jack Morrison, Jack
John Travolta
Captain Mike Kennedy, Mike Kennedy, Chief Kennedy
Morris Chestnut
Tommy Drake, Tommy
Jacinda Barrett
Linda Morrison
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