Movies Like The Towering Inferno

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

Themes: explosion, san francisco, californiaTMDB recommendsBoth star Steve McQueen & Robert Vaughn

Backdraft

1991·2h 17m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

4 shared themes: firefighter, explosion, fire...Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & Action

Ladder 49

2004·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Jay Russell

4 shared themes: firefighter, fire, disaster...Fans also likedDrama & Action & Thriller

Poseidon

2006·1h 38m·★ 5.7·Wolfgang Petersen

Themes: fire, disaster movie, disasterFans also likedAction & Drama & Thriller

Skyscraper

2018·1h 42m·★ 5.8·Rawson Marshall Thurber

4 shared themes: trapped in burning building, world's tallest building, skyscraper...Fans also likedAction & Thriller

San Andreas

2015·1h 54m·★ 6.1·Brad Peyton

Themes: disaster movie, disaster, san francisco, californiaFans also likedAction & Drama & Thriller

Mission: Impossible II

2000·2h 3m·★ 6.1·John Woo

Themes: skyscraper, helicopterTMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

World Trade Center

2006·2h 9m·★ 6.0·Oliver Stone

4 shared themes: fire engine, firefighter, trapped...Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Skyjacked

1972·1h 41m·★ 5.7·John Guillermin

Themes: disaster movie, disasterDir. John GuillerminAction & Drama & Thriller

Cloverfield

2008·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Matt Reeves

Themes: skyscraper, disasterFans also likedAction & Thriller

Devil

2010·1h 20m·★ 6.3·John Erick Dowdle

Themes: elevator, trappedFans also liked

Volcano

1997·1h 44m·★ 5.6·Mick Jackson

Themes: disaster movie, disasterFans also likedAction & Drama & Thriller

The Core

2003·2h 16m·★ 5.5·Jon Amiel

Themes: disaster movie, disaster, survivalFans also liked

Apollo 13

1995·2h 20m·★ 7.7·Ron Howard

4 shared themes: explosion, disaster, rescue...

The Magnificent Seven

1960·2h 7m·★ 7.7·John Sturges

TMDB recommendsBoth star Steve McQueen & Robert Vaughn

San Francisco

1936·1h 55m·★ 7.1·W.S. Van Dyke

Themes: disaster movie, san francisco, californiaFans also liked

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014·2h 10m·★ 7.6·Matt Reeves

Themes: explosion, san francisco, californiaAction & Drama & Thriller

Chinatown

1974·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsStarring Faye DunawayDrama & Thriller

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.1·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsDrama & Action

Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

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