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      Passenger 57

      R 1992 1 hr. 23 min. Action List
      27% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 38% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score John Cutter (Wesley Snipes) is a former policeman flying to Los Angeles to start his new job working for the anti-terrorism unit of a major airline. However, apprehended terrorist Charles Rane (Bruce Payne) is on the flight, too, being transported by the FBI. After Rane's accomplices kill the FBI agents and free him, Cutter realizes the entire flight is in danger. With the help of flight attendant Marti Slayton (Alex Datcher), Cutter tries to capture Rane and free the passengers. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 05 Buy Now

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      Wesley Snipes tries to pilot Passenger 57 away from turbulence, but even he can't help this implausible couch-class action bomber from nose-diving.

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      Dee L I'm pretty confident that the people rating this film were not alive when this came out. It did damn good in the theaters and was a damn good movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review isa e Snipes is solid, the action scenes are competent Acting otherwise is subpar but it is worth a watch,just do not expect great and you will not be disappointed Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/14/24 Full Review Jerry E Totally implausible plot, with myriad inaccuracies, from the laughably lax way the FBi is transporting a dangerous terrorist, to the amateurish depiction of aircraft characteristics and air traffic control procedures. Just one of hundreds of examples: The airplane's controls are shown being manipulated by a right arm from the left seat, even though the pilot is dead. Strictly for children and adults with arrested development. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Jack O I've had my interest in 90's action films in about a decade ago since I was planning on looking upon those old 90's years ago And I found out recently that Wesley Snipes starred in comedy films before he became an action star. That would have to be Passenger 57. I've heard of him years back when I was a kid even in those films distributed by Warner Bros. John Cutter, played by Wesley Snipes, is an ex cop flying to Los Angeles to start his new job working for the anti-terrorism unit of a major airline. However, Charles Rane known as "The Rane of Terror", played by Bruce Payne, who is an terrorist who is on the flight, too, being transported by the FBI. After Rane's accomplices kill the FBI agents and free him, Cutter realizes the entire flight is in danger. With the help of flight attendant Marti Slayton, Cutter has to capture Rane and free the passengers. I enjoyed this movie even for what it is this is sort of a Die Hard rip-off even though it's taken on the plane even when it's not in the airport. This is a cheesy action film with good fight scenes. The old lady mistaken's Wesley Snipes with Arsenio Hall because you know, she watched The Arsenio Hall Show all the time. It has the sexy Elizabeth Hurley, Tom Sizemore and of course it has the most memorable line that Snipes ever be presented and he quote: "Always bet on black." Of course for what Passenger 57 is, it's enjoyable. Bruce Payne steals the film and the action is good but it's cheesy. It's an enjoyably good cheesy popcorn action flick. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/20/23 Full Review Brendan T I had more respect for Wesley Snipes movies, until I saw Passenger 57. In the film, the 'world's worst criminal' was transported on an ordinary passenger airliner, flanked by just two deficient FBI agents. WTF!? Lashings of the usual bravado confrontational BS, a stupid suggestible sherrif and his goon squad, a jumbo that takes minutes to speed up faster than an ageing cyclist so that Wesley ("Agent Cutter") can conveniently climb on-board from a chasing car, yet overlooking the small fact about the airstrip 'too small to land' the jumbo in the first place. So many issues too numerous to mention. Lashings of implausibility, but certainly worthy of reclassification as a comedy. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/10/23 Full Review Audience Member It's an old dated Sunday afternoon film starring Wesley Snipes, you can't ask for more from a 90s film. Nostalgia plays a big role, and is the few plane-action movies that have memorable moments from that decade. Very enjoyable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Adam Mars-Jones Independent (UK) The film that Passenger 57 would like to be when it grows up is Die Hard, not most people's idea of a grown-up film in the first place. Nov 14, 2017 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Nov 6, 1992 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …cinema du fromage…a B-Movie classic, fast, funny, and funky… Rated: 4/5 Apr 14, 2024 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a briskly paced (yet undeniably dated) thriller that's been jam-packed with exciting, memorable action set-pieces... Rated: 3/4 Jan 20, 2019 Full Review Vanessa Letts The Spectator It is a disaster... and the film is in no way thrilling. Jul 24, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis John Cutter (Wesley Snipes) is a former policeman flying to Los Angeles to start his new job working for the anti-terrorism unit of a major airline. However, apprehended terrorist Charles Rane (Bruce Payne) is on the flight, too, being transported by the FBI. After Rane's accomplices kill the FBI agents and free him, Cutter realizes the entire flight is in danger. With the help of flight attendant Marti Slayton (Alex Datcher), Cutter tries to capture Rane and free the passengers.
      Director
      Kevin Hooks
      Executive Producer
      Jonathan Sheinberg
      Screenwriter
      David Loughery, Dan Gordon
      Production Co
      Warner Bros.
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2008
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $42.9M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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