The Towering Inferno (1974)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:15
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 5 hrs 35 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: One hundred and thirty stories of glass and steel pierce the landscape, a monument to architectural know-how and the power of money. But the builders have taken some cash-saving shortcuts, and it... [More]
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway
Director: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
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Reviews for The Towering Inferno
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A Titanic tale of hubris...knot-in-the-stomach scary from the moment the fire gets out of control to the last-ditch heroics that come hours later. [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
break out the popcorn, sit back, and enjoy a galaxy of stars picking up their fat paychecks and having a great time. They absolutely don't make 'em like this anymore Full Review |
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3/5 |
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3/4 |
Towering Inferno's glass-spangled erection burns with an uncontrollable lust for spectacle. Full Review |
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4/5 |
For pure disaster-time spectacle, the short list begins (and basically ends) with Poseidon and Inferno. They're time-capsule genre classics that just never get old. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
Scared me as a kid. Bored me as an adult.
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4/5 |
a camp classic disaster movie
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