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- 1974
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 45 m
- 1974
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 45 m
Summary At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Directed By: John Guillermin
- 1974
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 45 m
- 1974
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 45 m
The Towering Inferno
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Summary At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Directed By: John Guillermin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
69
82% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
18% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The Towering Inferno is one of the greatest disaster pictures made, a personal and professional triumph for producer Irwin Allen.
Much more than a way to pass a rainy bank holiday afternoon, this is rocking good superleague disaster adventure.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 User Ratings
7.8
88% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 User Ratings
7.8
88% Positive
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The story is stock, but thanks to the behind-the-scene fire wranglers, you can practically feel the heat.
In nearly every reasonable sense it’s the far more accomplished of the two famed Allen disaster epics.
Movies like The Towering Inferno appear to have been less directed than physically constructed. This one is overwrought and silly in its personal drama, but the visual spectacle is first rate. You may not come out of the theater with any important ideas about American architecture or enterprise, but you will have had a vivid, completely safe nightmare.
As the bland, star-laden drama gets swallowed by fiery special-effects setpieces, it feels like one type of big-budget mediocrity giving way to the next.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
