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On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver (Ray Liotta) manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran (Lauren Holly) to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller (Ben Cross). While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.
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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Jul 25, 2004 Full Review Susan Wloszczyna USA Today Fasten your seat belts, folks. It's going to be a cliche-cluttered ride. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 1, 2001 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 1/4 Aug 1, 2001 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy It might not be quite as silly a premise as snakes on a plane, but a serial killer on a plane doesn’t sound like there’s much room to maneuver, either for the killer or the screenwriter. Rated: 2/4 Aug 1, 2024 Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media So, after a solid take-off, it's fair to say that Turbulence flubs both its in-flight entertainment and its landing. Mar 7, 2024 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an agreeably larger-than-life premise that’s employed to initially middling (yet eventually compelling) effect by Butler... Rated: 3/4 Dec 13, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Munkhchimeg T Wow. Quite interesting. Couldn’t blink at all Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Tim S Its Christmas 1997 and due to the success of the Christmas Die Hard franchise that is not a Christmas Die Hard Franchise we need an actual Die Hard Christmas movie. "Turbulence" fulfils this criteria, a "Die hard" plot set at Christmas and once again with criminals being transported. However  unlike "Die Hard 2" most of the action takes place on board  the aircraft rather than in the airport.   Ryan Weaver ( Ray Liotta ) is a crazed killer being transported Christmas Eve from New York to Los Angeles. Weaver is not the only dangerous convict on the flight as Stubbs ( Brendan Gleeson ) is also being transported by federal agents. Along with a number of passengers, the agents, guards and criminals, settle into their seats for a long peaceful flight. As "Turbulence" enters the realm of predictability Liotta hams it up big style with a manic over the top performance worthy of any cartoon villain. Despite the standard plot and obvious plagiarism, "Turbulence" with its Christmas backdrop, excessive violence and some comedic outbursts from Liotta has much to be enjoyed.  This violent mash up of of Die Hard 2 and Airplane is nothing new but Liotta does manage to save "Turbulence"  from being a standard run of the mill disaster movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Dan C Imagine the worst of every air disaster movie you have ever seen, including the spoofs. Throw them in a blender. Throw the blender under a steam roller. That would be better than this mess of a movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Steve D Put together from pieces of better films. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Rosana B Muito bom, Ray Liotta um canastrão enojante, muita ação e emoção nesse filme sobre sequestro de avião, um tema que adoro, mas comecei a assistir dias antes de uma viagem para Natal na qual pegaria 5 voos (ida/volta) então achei mais apropriado pausá-lo e continuar assistindo quando retornasse, hehehe, precaução, excelente filme, exagerado, com furo, mas aquela ação aérea angustiante que amamos... Muito bom terror psicologico... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/01/22 Full Review tiago d Ótimo filme, Ray Liotta está incrível. Roteiro simples e bem executado, muito divertido de se ver. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver (Ray Liotta) manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran (Lauren Holly) to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller (Ben Cross). While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.
Director
Robert Butler
Producer
Martin Ransohoff, David Valdes
Screenwriter
Jonathan Brett
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Rysher Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.5M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Surround
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