Backdraft 2
Seen it?2019 | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Thief, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Years after the original Backdraft, Sean, son of the late Steve "Bull" McCaffrey, is assigned to investigate a deadly fire only to realize it is something much more sinister.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 54K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego
- Joe AndersonSean McCaffrey
- Alisha BaileyMaggie Rening
- Jessamine-Bliss BellJenny
- William BaldwinBrian McCaffrey
- Donald SutherlandRonald Bartel
- Patrick Walshe McBrideDylan
- Alastair MackenzieCaptain White
- Mark ArnoldFire Chief Soto
- Emily BarberPR Flak
- Ross O'HennessyJack