Playing with Fire

1hr 36m

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When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson (John Cena) and his elite team of expert firefighters (Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane)… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Andy Fickman

Producer:

Todd Garner, Mark Moran, Sean Robins

Writer:

Dan Ewen, Matt Lieberman

Release Date:

Nov 8, 2019

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson (John Cena) and his elite team of expert firefighters (Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane) come to the rescue of three siblings (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery and Finley Rose Slater) in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet - babysitters. Unable to locate the children's parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids - much like fires -are wild and unpredictable.

Cast

Judy Greer
John Cena
Brianna Hildebrand
Keegan-Michael Key
Tyler Mane
John Leguizamo
Dennis Haysbert
Lynda Boyd
Christian Convery
Jasmine Vega

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nickelodeon Movies' third and last film of 2019, after Wonder Park (2019) and Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019).

Quotes

- Jake Carson: To the rambunctious kids running around inside the fire station, "This is not a playground!"

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Soooo fun. Great for the whole family. My 8 year old boy and 15 year old daughter loved it. I laughed out loud mybe 10 times and got watery eyes several times. A postive loving ending.

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A nice, funny movie for the family.

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Based on 14 Critics

USER SCORE (19)

Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Reviews

50

Nov 8, 2019

Key, Leguizamo, Greer, and Haysbert actually look like their having a good time and investing their acting talent in this silly story without flinching. No one’s phoning it in. John Cena is just a little too cartoony in his straight-laced character and somehow manages to make “normal” feel over-the-top.

Alan Ng

Film Threat

40

Nov 7, 2019

Playing With Fire strikes strictly predictably beats. Key and Leguizamo, comic talents who are wildly overqualified for this sort of thing, work hard, very hard, to infuse the tired material with laughs. But they're mostly hamstrung by their one-note characters

Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

15

Nov 7, 2019

The film is bland and predictable, underestimates kids’ abilities to understand story and humor, and relies way too much on sight gags that are clichéd and overdone.

Yolanda Machado

TheWrap

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