Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- rugged
- earnest
- tense
- 1990s action marathon
- martial arts movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a formulaic and poorly executed action thriller with an underdeveloped environmental premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
EPA agent Jack Taggart poses as a worker while investigating suspicious activity in the Appalachian community.
Toxic waste dumped into an abandoned coal mine threatens the valley's people and ecosystem.
Taggart works largely alone against the Hanner family's criminal enterprise and local intimidation.
The attractive Appalachian valley is placed in direct opposition to toxic dumping beneath it.
Films like Fire Down Below, and why
On Deadly Ground
environmental crime, undercover investigation, and muscular 1990s action thriller conventions
Walking Tall
lone undercover lawman confronting organized crime in a rural community
The River Wild
small-town corruption, environmental danger, and determined outsider heroism
Movie Details
- Director
- Félix Alcalá
- Release Date
- 1997-09-05
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (407)
Cast
- Steven Seagal
- Marg Helgenberger
- Stephen Lang
- Brad Hunt
- Kris Kristofferson
- Levon Helm
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Mark Collie
- Richard Masur
- Alex Harvey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fire Down Below about?
- An undercover EPA agent wages a violent one-man campaign against an Appalachian crime family poisoning its own valley.
- What is Fire Down Below like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fire Down Below as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Fire Down Below violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Fire Down Below as brutal.
- What did critics think of Fire Down Below?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a formulaic and poorly executed action thriller with an underdeveloped environmental premise.
- Which films are like Fire Down Below?
- Films with a similar feel include On Deadly Ground, Walking Tall, and The River Wild.
- How long is Fire Down Below?
- Fire Down Below runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fire Down Below?
- In United States, Fire Down Below streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
