Unforgettable Rescuer Performances
They work as Coast Guards, Firefighters, mountain rangers and other rescue teams. Some of them gained iconic state in the collective memory of the audience and will be remembered over the decades. Some of them are fictive, some of the stories are based on real events.
Which of these rescuer's actions was the most memorable?
Tell us here.
Which of these rescuer's actions was the most memorable?
Tell us here.
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- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJosh BrolinMiles TellerJeff BridgesBased on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.Eric Marsh and his brave Hotshots
- DirectorPatricia RiggenStarsAntonio BanderasRodrigo SantoroJuliette BinocheBased on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.Andre Sougarret and his three drilling teams
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsSylvester StalloneJohn LithgowMichael RookerA botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.Gabe Walker, Jessie Deighan, Frank and Hal Tucker
- DirectorAndrew DavisStarsKevin CostnerAshton KutcherSela WardA high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.Ben Randall and his rock hard coast guards
- DirectorRon HowardStarsKurt RussellWilliam BaldwinRobert De NiroTwo feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.Most of the brave firefighters from The Chicago Fire Department
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsChris PineCasey AffleckBen FosterThe Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.The Coast Guard of New England
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsNicolas CageMichael PeñaMaria BelloTwo Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center.John McLoughlin and his brave WTC firefighters
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsTommy Lee JonesAnne HecheGaby HoffmannA volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.Mike Roark, leading the Los Angeles Office of Emergency Management and his subordinates
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsFionn WhiteheadBarry KeoghanMark RylanceAllied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.The British seamen who saved their country's soldiers
- DirectorSeth GordonStarsDwayne JohnsonZac EfronAlexandra DaddarioDevoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit, as they uncover a criminal plot that threatens the future of the bay.Mitch Buchannon and his bunch of lifeguards
- DirectorJay RussellStarsJoaquin PhoenixJohn TravoltaJacinda BarrettA firefighter, injured and trapped in a burning building, has flashbacks of his life as he drifts in and out of consciousness. Meanwhile, fellow firefighters led by the Chief attempt to rescue him.Captain Mike Kennedy and his team of firemen fighting to save a partner from a burning building
- DirectorRaymond K. JohnsonStarsNorman FosterJoyce ComptonRobert HomansLarry Baker is a young fireman whose daring exploits have led him to receiving a lot of newspaper publicity which goes to his head.Larry Parker, the firefighter proving he is a hero despite the doubts of his partners
- DirectorJack SmightStarsCharlton HestonKaren BlackGeorge KennedyA 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.The professionals of the ground control, which guides Alan Murdock to prevent a serious plane crash
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKate CapshawKe Huy QuanIn 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.Indiana and his friends who free enslaved kids from a cult
- DirectorBernard B. RayStarsRin Tin Tin Jr.Francis X. Bushman Jr.Lois WildeFunds are embezzled and a fur trapper is murdered. Rin Tin Tin to the rescue!Funds are embezzled and a fur trapper is murdered. Rin Tin Tin to the rescue!
- DirectorJohn LounsberyWolfgang ReithermanArt StevensStarsBob NewhartEva GaborGeraldine PageTwo mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.Miss Bianca and Bernard who do their best to help Penny getting out of her desperate situation with Madame Medusa and Snoops
- DirectorBrad PeytonStarsDwayne JohnsonCarla GuginoAlexandra DaddarioIn the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.Raymond Gaines and and his helicopter rescue team