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Trial by Fire
54%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
Trial by Fire (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Trial by Fire (2008) — a movie tagged as TV Movie, Drama, and Action with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A firefighter is wrongly blamed for the death of her father, hours before he was due to retire from the department. Eager to prove herself to her peers, she sets out to join an elite squad of smoke jumpers who are expected to jump from aeroplanes into the heart of a blaze. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Trial by Fire 54% (18 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 18 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A firefighter is wrongly blamed for the death of her father, hours before he was due to retire from the department. Eager to prove herself to her peers, she sets out to join an elite squad of smoke jumpers who are expected to jump from aeroplanes into the heart of a blaze.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-09-27
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 17638
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Where can I watch Trial by Fire (2008)?
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Is there an official trailer for Trial by Fire?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Trial by Fire directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Trial by Fire about?
A firefighter is wrongly blamed for the death of her father, hours before he was due to retire from the department. Eager to prove herself to her peers, she sets out to join an elite squad of smoke... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Trial by Fire?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Trial by Fire?
The official runtime for Trial by Fire is approximately 93 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Brooke Burns
Kristin
Rick Ravanello
Ray Kulhanek
Winston Rekert
Hank
- W
Wanda Cannon
Barbara
Erin Karpluk
Chelsea
William MacDonald
Trip Crandall
Aaron Pearl
Milligan
Rex Linn
Chief
Pascale Hutton
Taryn
Robert Moloney
Dan
- A
Austin Dunn
Johnny
Ralph Alderman
Ranger
Ryan Grantham
Little Boy
Erika-Shaye Gair
Meredith
Michael Adamthwaite
Donahue
Nels Lennarson
Douglas
Matthew Kevin Anderson
Josh
Brent Stait
Crawford
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