Name: City on Fire
Genre: Action
Released: 1979-07-11
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Cast: Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus

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Story

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

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.

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Intense
Urban Decay
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Spectacle-Driven
High Stakes
Human Resilience

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Directed by: Alvin Rakoff
Written by: Jack Hill, Céline La Frenière, David P. Lewis
Produced by: Claude Héroux
Music by: Matthew McCauley, William McCauley

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Facts

July 11, 1979 · 1 h 46 min · R

Released: July 11, 1979
Runtime: 1 h 46 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Action
Original language: English
Made in: Canada, United States
Available in: 9 countries

Tropes

From Bad to Worse, And Starring, Passed-Over Promotion +9

From Bad to Worse
And Starring
Passed-Over Promotion
Villainous Friendship
Paparazzi
The Casanova
The Medic
Jerkass
Man on Fire
Canada Does Not Exist
The Alcoholic
Disproportionate Retribution

12 of 47 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream City on Fire?

Shout! Factory TV

In the United States, City on Fire is free with ads on Shout! Factory TV. It also streams in 7 other countries.

Is City on Fire worth watching?

40

WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 40 (IMDb 4.5).

What tropes does City on Fire use?

From Bad to WorseAnd StarringPassed-Over PromotionVillainous FriendshipPaparazziThe CasanovaThe MedicJerkassMan on FireCanada Does Not ExistThe AlcoholicDisproportionate Retributionand 35 more

TV Tropes lists 47 tropes for it, including From Bad to Worse, And Starring, and Passed-Over Promotion.