--- title: 'Ladder 49 (2004)' type: 'film' director: 'Jay Russell' released: '2004-09-20' runtime_minutes: 110 genres: - 'Drama' - 'Action' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ladder-49-2004' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349710/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Ladder 49 (2004) 2004 · 110 min · Drama, Action · United States ## Synopsis Ladder 49 is a 2004 American disaster thriller film directed by Jay Russell and written by Lewis Colick. The film follows Baltimore firefighter Jack Morrison, who is trapped inside a warehouse fire, and his recollection of the events that got him to that point. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta, and was released on October 1, 2004 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It received mixed reviews and grossed $102.3 million worldwide on $50 million budget. ## Credits - **Director:** [Jay Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-russell) - **Screenplay:** [Lewis Colick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-colick) - **Original Music Composer:** [William Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-ross-2) - **Producer:** [Casey Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-silver) - **Director of Photography:** [James L. Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-l-carter) - **Editor:** [Bud S. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-s-smith) ## Cast - [Balthazar Getty](https://cinepixo.com/people/balthazar-getty) - [Billy Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-burke) - [Robert Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-patrick) - [Jay Hernandez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-hernandez) - [Morris Chestnut](https://cinepixo.com/people/morris-chestnut) - [Joaquin Phoenix](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquin-phoenix) - [Kevin Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-chapman) - [Kevin Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-daniels) - [Jacinda Barrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacinda-barrett) - [Tim Guinee](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-guinee) - [John Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-travolta) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ladder-49-2004 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1386388); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.