THEME EXPLORATION

fire rescue

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
2003 · Martin Scorsese
Moth and the Flame
Moth and the Flame
1938 · David Hand
Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
La vispa Teresa
La vispa Teresa
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
Run Tiger Run
Run Tiger Run
1985 · John Woo
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
1936 · Kon Ichikawa
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960 · Terence Fisher
Skyscraper
Skyscraper
2018 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
1996 · Stephen Herek
Aç Kurtlar
Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Avenging Warriors
Avenging Warriors
1979 · Chang Cheh
Devil of the Desert
Devil of the Desert
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
Three Heroines
Three Heroines
1938 · Dziga Vertov
Crawl
Crawl
2019 · Alexandre Aja
Hardcore Henry
Hardcore Henry
2015 · Ilya Naishuller
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Niki Caro
Bāhubali: The Beginning
Bāhubali: The Beginning
2015 · S. S. Rajamouli
Big Miracle
Big Miracle
2012 · Ken Kwapis
Counterattack
Counterattack
2025 · Chava Cartas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Howard Hawks United States

Directed 'Backdraft' (1991), a landmark film that intimately explores firefighter culture, brotherhood, and the psychological toll of rescue operations.

 Jean-Jacques Annaud France

Directed 'Quest for Fire' (1981), which explores humanity's relationship with fire as both survival tool and transformative force, examining rescue from civilizational threat.