Backdraft

Ron Howard's tribute to the over 1.2 million active firefighters in the U.S. features first rate production design and special effects. Particularly remarkable are the accurate images of the fire scenes providing a very convincing level of realism. The story follows two heroic brothers in their humanitarian roles as firemen in Chicago a duty upheld in their family's tradition. An arson investigation is at the center of the film's plot while impelling action depicts the true life and death struggles of today's firefighters.