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Con Air

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Just-paroled army ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is headed back to his wife (Monica Potter), but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" with some of the worst criminals living. Along with Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames) and Baby-O (Mykelti Williamson), genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich) unleashes a violent escape plot in mid-flight. Secretly working with U.S. Marshall Vince Larkin (John Cusack), Poe tries to foil Grissom's plan.
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Con Air won't win any awards for believability - and all involved seem cheerfully aware of it, making some of this blockbuster action outing's biggest flaws fairly easy to forgive.

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David Ansen Newsweek The saving grace of Con Air is its sense of its own absurdity. Rosenberg and director Simon West seem to know just how preposterous their story is. Feb 28, 2018 Full Review Carol Buckland CNN.com It's exhausting rather than exhilarating. Jan 5, 2018 Full Review Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter Packed high with explosive action and loaded with high-stakes jeopardy, Con Air charts a generally sound narrative course, although it hits some story turbulence before it hits its climactic jackpot. Jun 6, 2017 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz Writer Scott Rosenberg throws in plenty of conundrums, curveballs and extra characters... Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 7, 2022 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault The bunny is a good indication that the script, by Scott Rosenberg, was intended as a deadpan goof on stupid action flicks. Rated: C Sep 1, 2022 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “Con Air” never takes itself too seriously. It knows how preposterous it is and doesn’t try to be anything other than wild raucous popcorn entertainment. And sometimes that’s all I’m in the mood for. Rated: 4/5 Aug 16, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike M 7.8/10 Con Air is a fun 90s action movie with plenty of things to enjoy. The action is highly entertaining and over-the-top. The cast is stacked with stars who all play an amazing and iconic performance. If you’re in the mood for Cage in action mode and big-budget explosions, this film is worth a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Holden C Nicholas Cage, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi… Need I say more? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Fer S All scenes are ridiculous, but nobody starts watching this thinking it is gonna be a good movie. Nicholas Cage was really cool. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review JOHN K After 25 plus years since its release, it is still very entertaining to watch. Some fantastic early performances from some of today's well known actors, and great action scenes! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Me D Amazingly spectacular! From start to finish, Nic Cage is killing it, the characters are lovable(even knockoff Hannibal Lector), and the action is fire start to finish. All the jokes are great too, and this is the one thing that makes me miss John Cusak… Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Davin H It’s ridiculous and absolutely rules. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Just-paroled army ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is headed back to his wife (Monica Potter), but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" with some of the worst criminals living. Along with Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames) and Baby-O (Mykelti Williamson), genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich) unleashes a violent escape plot in mid-flight. Secretly working with U.S. Marshall Vince Larkin (John Cusack), Poe tries to foil Grissom's plan.
Director
Simon West
Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter
Scott Rosenberg
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Runway Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Kouf/Bigelow Productions, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hiett Designs of Las Vegas
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 6, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$101.1M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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