Playing with Fire (2019 film)

Playing with Fire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andy Fickman
Screenplay by	Dan Ewen Matt Lieberman
Story by	Dan Ewen
Produced by	Todd Garner Sean Robins
Starring	John Cena Keegan-Michael Key John Leguizamo Brianna Hildebrand Dennis Haysbert Judy Greer
Cinematography	Dean Semler
Edited by	Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Music by	Nathan Wang
Production companies	Paramount Players Nickelodeon Movies Walden Media Broken Road Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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.