Air

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Air

R

2023

1h 52m

Drama

Sports

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From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.

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Critics Consensus

A fact-based drama that no one will dunk on, Air aims to dramatize events that changed the sports world forever -- and hits almost nothing but net.

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Audience Says

Ben Affleck and a terrific cast score with Air, which is much more entertaining than any movie about a long-ago business deal has any right to be.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Affleck’s diamond-studded comedic timing and commitment to telling a compelling story well give it oomph.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 18, 2024

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Scroll.in

Air is a quick-paced entertainer with glib dialogue, humour and a wonderful sense of nostalgia for the 1980s.

May 30, 2023

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Once you’ve made peace with those really narrow parameters, what you see on screen – ie virtually nothing of Jordan himself – kind of works.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 17, 2023

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

The best part for me is it’s only tangentially related to sports, barely even showing Michael Jordan. To be honest it makes you wish it showed Jordan. But that movie is mostly concerned with Nike’s breakthrough on Jordan’s coattails.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 23, 2025

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Stephen Garrett

Book & Film Globe

It's an ode to the thrill and awe that sports fans feel in the presence of greatness, and it's of course why the Air Jordan exploded into the scene.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 20, 2025

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Alfred Castaneda

Shade Studios

It's a thrilling look at how the biggest name in sportswear had humble beginnings, gambling to partner with the greatest of all time to ascend to the lofty heights it would eventually reach. Air is one of 2023’s best.

Jul 30, 2025

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Teresa

They need to retire already.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Angela

wasn't a dry eye in the theater

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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James W

Thoroughly enjoyed this one

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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Michael

Great movie just an amazing story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Maurice

Love the movie. It was short and Damon gave a strong performance. The guy who was Michael was not convincing. Even though you don't see his face he did not have a strong presence and took my out of the film when he was there.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/09/23

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Jonathan C

Based on true story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/23

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Synopsis

From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.

Director: Ben Affleck
Producer: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Madison Ainley, Jeff Robinov, Peter Guber, Jason Michael Berman
Screenwriter: Alex Convery
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Artists Equity, Mandalay Pictures, Skydance Media, Amazon Studios
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.4M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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