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Top 10 Lists October 1, 2026

10 Movies that Honor Firefighters for National Fire Pup Day

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National Fire Pup Day, observed October 1, honors the brave and loyal dogs who have served alongside firefighters throughout history. These four-legged heroes have played an important role in firehouses and communities, while movies have brought the courage of firefighters to life on screen. Here are 10 movies to watch in their honor.

1

FIREPROOF

Family Drama · PG

FIREPROOF is an incredibly gripping, compelling, heartrending, transformational story about saving a marriage that is on the rocks. Kirk Cameron stars as Caleb Holt, a fire chief in a small town who gets respect from everyone except his wife, Katherine, played by…

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3

FIREHOUSE DOG

Family Comedy · PG

FIREHOUSE DOG is a good, clean family movie with comedy, action, mystery, and positive values. A pampered movie star dog named Rex gets lost while filming a scene in a thunderstorm. Mistaken as a stray mutt, Rex gets picked up by a…

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4

PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE

Family Comedy · PG

In PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE, Dusty Crophopper has a problem with one of his parts and has to take a break from racing and learn how to be a firefighter. Dusty loves racing, but one day, Dusty finds out he must take…

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5

PAW PATROL: FIRE RESCUE

Family Animated, Action · (Not yet rated)

PAW PATROL: FIRE RESCUE, streaming on Paramount+, brings the Paw Patrol team together in a brand new way across five action-packed parts. The city of Adventure Bay features an official fire rescue station that arrives just in time when the community needs…

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6

FAITH UNDER FIRE

Family Drama · Not Rated

FAITH UNDER FIRE is a powerful, heart-rending drama. Tom Hatcher is the best firefighter in his firehouse. Though he can save lives, he couldn’t save his wife’s life two years ago when she died from cancer. Now his 6-year-old daughter is getting…

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7

PLAYING WITH FIRE

Family Comedy · PG

PLAYING WITH FIRE follows Superintendent “Sup” Jake Carson and his team of four loyal firemen and smoke jumpers. One night they get a call to assess a burning cabin. Sup jumps into burning flames, only to find a teenage girl, a young…

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8

LADDER 49

Discernment Action · PG-13 for intense fire and rescue situations and for language

LADDER 49 is a bighearted, entertaining, poignant movie. It opens as firefighters beat back a tremendous blaze in a grain elevator building where the gas from the grain is about to blow. A rescue team is sent in to save a few…

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9

PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE

Discernment Animated/Comedy/Action Adventure · G

PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE takes the beloved rescue pups of the popular animated TV series from quiet Adventure Bay to daunting Adventure City. The selfish, dog-disliking mayor is changing the city to fit his comforts, not the good of the people he…

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10

FAITH IN THE FLAMES: THE NICHOLE JOLLY STORY

Family Family, Drama · (Not yet rated)

FAITH IN THE FLAMES: THE NICHOLE JOLLY STORY on Lifetime TV and streaming on Prime Video is a true story about the massive 2018 wildfire in Paradise, California. While working at the hospital one day, Nichole Jolly gets a call for evacuation.…

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