The Towering Inferno
The world’s tallest building is on fire. You are there on the 135th floor . . . no way down . . . no way out.
The world’s tallest building is on fire. You are there on the 135th f...
Action, Drama, Thriller
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1974
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At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—office building, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
165 min
Release date:
14 Dec 1974
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$14,000,000
Revenue:
$116,000,000
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. 12 wins & 13 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The movie doesn't stick together in one's head; this thing is like some junky fairground show -- a chamber of horrors with skeletons that jump up.
– Pauline Kael,
New Yorker,
15 Jan 2013
rotten:
Irwin Allen, the Busby Berkeley of natural disasters and other people's troubles, teams up with John Guillermin, a competent if undistinguished action director.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
3 Feb 2012
fresh:
The Towering Inferno is one of the greatest disaster pictures made, a personal and professional triumph for producer Irwin Allen.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
22 Sep 2008
rotten:
A starry cast share out roles that are less like characters than places in a lifeboat.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
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.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
9 May 2005