Is City on Fire violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is City on Fire easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does City on Fire end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is City on Fire scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

City on Fire

Name: City on Fire
Genre: Action
Released: 1979
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus

What Happened to Them Could Happen to You... In Any City Anywhere!

Directed by Alvin Rakoff

Produced by Astral Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation

1979106 min5.1 / 10

A high-octane 1970s disaster film centered on catastrophic urban destruction and rescue efforts, driven by spectacle and action rather than character depth.

An ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.

Questions people ask

Is City on Fire violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is City on Fire easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is City on Fire sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does City on Fire end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is City on Fire scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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