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Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

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20196.61h 36m

Overview

A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

Directed by Andy Fickman
Written by Dan Ewen, Matt Lieberman
Produced by Todd Garner, Sean Robins
Box OfficeBudget: $29.9MRevenue: $69.4M

Top Cast

John Cena

John Cena

Jake “Soup” Carson

Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key

Mark

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Rodrigo

Tyler Mane

Tyler Mane

Axe

Brianna Hildebrand

Brianna Hildebrand

Brynn

Christian Convery

Christian Convery

Will

Finley Rose Slater

Finley Rose Slater

Zoey

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Dr. Amy Hicks

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Commander Richards

Daniel Cudmore

Daniel Cudmore

Burly Smoke Jumper #1

Themes & Keywords

firefighter

About Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire is a family, comedy film released in 2019 exploring themes of firefighter. Directed by Andy Fickman, it stars John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo. A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

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