Top 10 Movies About FireFighters

Posted by admin in Uncategorized Dec 29th, 2009

Firefighting has been a great theme for movies for decades. There’s always a rush of adrenaline whenever we watch these movies. That’s not what we only see, though. We see inspiring tales about brave men and women willing to give up their life just to show their love to their community. Being a firefighter is a profession to be proud of. That’s something not everyone is able to do: save lives.

Below is a top-ten list of movies about firefighters. These are all heart-warming and a great story to tell. A few are even true stories which make it better and we can better relate to them.

1. 9/11 – This is a documentary film made by Jules and Gedeon Naudet. They were filming a New York firefighter when they shot a footage of the 9/11 air crash on the World Trade Center. The movie isn’t about the terrorist attack, but rather about a firefighter rookie and his peers being heroes.
2. Ladder 49 – After being mentored by Mike Kennedy, Jack Morrison has become an expert in the field of firefighting. He has been through so much harm, and always remains unscathed. However, in the worst fire he’s ever been, he gets trapped in a building with nothing to do but reflect since he has hurt his relationship with his family. Meanwhile, Kennedy and his colleagues try to save him from the harm he’s now facing.
3. The Towering Inferno – A disaster movie made in the 70s, it has been giving honor to the firefighters who have sacrificed so much for the safety of others. The story is about a fire that broke through a skyscraper as a big party was being held in celebration for it. The firefighters meanwhile are having a hard time because of the height of the building.
4. Backdraft – Brian MdCafferty, a rookie firefighter wants to prove himself to his more experienced brother when a series of fire starts to break out. This is caused by an arsonist, and wanting to stop the catastrophes, Brian begins to work with an investigator to stop the fires. In the end, Brian learns about the true meaning of being a firefighter.
5. Hellfighters – An inspiring story about firefighting, Hellfighters is a story about Chance Buckman and his team of firefighters. They put out oil fires, which are more dangerous than ordinary fires. The movie focus on the hardships being endured by firemen and the friendships and love they discover along the way.
6. Frequency – Changing the past has never been this electrifying. For John, that is his ultimate dream. Go back in time to save his firefighting father from dying. But that change led to other alterations, including the death of his mother. Every time John travels to the past, something different happens in the present.
7. Brothers…On Holy Ground – After the brutal 9/11 attack, firefighter Mike Lennon begins to interview firehouses who have lost brave men.  Included there was John Santore, who was interviewed before the attack and died during. The story is not only about him, but also about widows who grieves for their husbands. This movie touches all who watched it, as lessons about the anguish and pride firefighters feel is taught to us.
8. Turk 182! – Although Jimmy’s brother was injured due to a fire, he wasn’t given any benefits. This was because it was an off-duty rescue, so it wasn’t really necessary for the government to provide for him. At the same time, the mayor is in a scandal, which was worsened by Jimmy’s graffiti. We see the struggle Jimmy and his brother faces to get what they deserve.
9. Firehouse – A New York firehouse gets its first black man as its firefighter. Shelly Forsythe thought his greatest fight would only be with fire, not knowing it would also be racism. He had to struggle to earn the respect of his peers. His boss was one of them, but in the end, learned to value Shelly’s bravery and integrity.
10. Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City –1977 was the year when Brenda Berkman and other female firefighters applied for the job. All of them failed the test, which brought up a huge debate whether to hire them or not. But it is only the first of the series of trials they face, as they soon learned that even their male colleagues would sabotage them simply because they were women.

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