Playing with Fire (2019 film)
Playing with Fire is a 2019 American family comedy film directed by Andy Fickman from a screenplay by Dan Ewen and Matt Lieberman based on a story by Ewen. The film stars John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Brianna Hildebrand, Dennis Haysbert, and Judy Greer. It tells the story of a group of smokejumpers who must watch over three children who they rescued from a burning cabin until child services arrives.
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| Directed by | Andy Fickman |
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| Story by | Dan Ewen |
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| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Edited by | Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir |
| Music by | Nathan Wang |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $29.9 million |
| Box office | $69.4 million |
The film was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on November 8, 2019, in the United States. It is the third Walden Media film to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies after Charlotte's Web and Dora and the Lost City of Gold (the latter was also released in 2019). The film grossed $68 million worldwide with a budget of $29 million, and received mostly negative reviews from critics.