Currently on 8 streaming services & also available on disc.

Backdraft (1991)

7532.

-7

JustWatch Icon89%
6.7 (95k)
R

Age rating

2h 17min
Backdraft

Backdraft streaming: where to watch online?

Currently you are able to watch "Backdraft" streaming on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus or for free with ads on YouTube Free. It is also possible to rent "Backdraft" on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home online and to download it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.

Besides streaming, you can also buy the movie on DVD from Amazon DVD / Blu-ray, GRUV, Barnes & Noble and on Blu-ray from Amazon DVD / Blu-ray, GRUV.

Synopsis

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.

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Where does Backdraft rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Backdraft is 7532 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved down the charts by -7 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Crazy on the Outside but less popular than Big House.

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Cast

Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell

Stephen McCaffrey

William Baldwin
William Baldwin

Brian McCaffrey

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro

Donald Rimgale

Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland

Ronald Bartel

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Vaitkus

Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn

John 'Axe' Adcox

Rebecca De Mornay
Rebecca De Mornay

Helen McCaffrey

Jason Gedrick
Jason Gedrick

Tim Kirzminski

J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh

Alderman Marty Swayzak

Anthony Mockus Sr.
Anthony Mockus Sr.

Chief John Fitzgerald

Cedric Young
Cedric Young

Grindle

Juan Ramírez
Juan Ramírez

Ray Santos

Kevin Casey
Kevin Casey

Nightingale

Jack McGee
Jack McGee

Schmidt

Mark Wheeler
Mark Wheeler

Pengelly

Richard Lexsee
Richard Lexsee

Washington

Beep Iams
Beep Iams

Sean McCaffrey

Ryan Todd
Ryan Todd

Brian, Age 7

John Duda
John Duda

Stephen - Age 12

Robert Swan
Robert Swan

Willy - Bartender

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