Playing with Fire (2019 film)

Playing with Fire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndy Fickman
Screenplay by
Story byDan Ewen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byElísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Music byNathan Wang
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$29.9 million[1]
Box office$69.4 million[1]

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.

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 $69.4 million worldwide with a budget of $29.9 million, but it was panned by critics.

  1. ^ a b "Playing with Fire (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 21, 2020.