21 August 2020
Playing with Fire (2019)
Former wrestler John Cena stars in Playing With Fire, a sweet family comedy about a trio of tough “smokejumpers” (wildland firefighters) who come across three children in a remote cabin. Charged with looking after them until their parents can come and fetch them, the firefighters realise this is their biggest challenge yet, and fighting infernos is child’s play compared to battling these kids’ iron wills.
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