The Towering Inferno
1974 Nominee

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I thought it was safe on the ground, but I was wrong. As someone with acrophobia (fear of heights), I avoided watching this for as long as I could.

This is one of those rare occasions where the star-studded cast actually does live up to its shine.

A giant residential building catches fire and without its fire safety mechanisms fully in place or working, everyone in the building is in danger. The bigwigs avoid letting people out because of their bottom line. There aren’t even fire alarms going off! I

t’s a movie that makes you appreciate a dead-of-winter fire drill.