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Executive Decision

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When terrorists hijack a plane traveling from Greece to Washington, D.C., U.S. Army specialist David Grant (Kurt Russell) and Lt. Colonel Austin Travis (Steven Seagal) join forces to bring the plane to safety. While terrorists on board the plane claim they hijacked the plane to force the U.S. government to release their leader, who was captured by military forces, David and Austin discover that the plane is carrying a bomb full of nerve gas to be released on Washington, D.C.
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Executive Decision adheres entertainingly to classic action thriller formula, proving a genre outing doesn't need to win points for originality to be solidly effective.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post Satisfying junk food. May 20, 2003 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times A good, taut movie for red-meat action audiences. Rated: 4/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Tipped as a starry hot property upon its release in 1996, this aviation thriller unfortunately proves to be weighed down by some serious excess baggage. May 22, 2024 Full Review Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot For moviegoers, the nerve gas might be no more irritating than the film's preposterous plotting. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 10, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Takes itself very seriously and, though filled with action movie tropes, never becomes a joke. Rated: 7/10 Sep 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, a história é ruim, o filme se passa o tempo todo no avião, que as cenas são mais ou menos, e o elenco é bom, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, e o filme poderia ter cenas melhores. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/22/25 Full Review Shane O Classic 90s popcorn film , action packed good story memorable moments . One that can be watched over and over Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T Cinematografie is great. The dark colour matched with the main idea. Cool 😎 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review William D This is a really good movie that I would recommend anyone watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review Zach T Kurt Russel action film is fun enough despite an unoriginal premise. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review steve d Surprisingly dull with paper thin characters. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Stuart Baird

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Kurt Russell

Dr. Phil. David Grant

Halle Berry

Jean

John Leguizamo

Captain Rat

Steven Seagal

Lt. Col. Austin Travis

Oliver Platt

Dennis Cahill

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Synopsis When terrorists hijack a plane traveling from Greece to Washington, D.C., U.S. Army specialist David Grant (Kurt Russell) and Lt. Colonel Austin Travis (Steven Seagal) join forces to bring the plane to safety. While terrorists on board the plane claim they hijacked the plane to force the U.S. government to release their leader, who was captured by military forces, David and Austin discover that the plane is carrying a bomb full of nerve gas to be released on Washington, D.C.
Director
Stuart Baird
Producer
Joel Silver, Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Karyn Fields
Screenwriter
Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Production Co
Warner Bros., Silver Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.7M
Runtime
2h 12m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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