Air Force One

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Air Force One

R

1997

2h 4m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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After making a speech in Moscow vowing to never negotiate with terrorists, President James Marshall boards Air Force One with his family and advisers. When a group of terrorists led by Ivan Korshunov hijacks the flight, the President's principles are put to the test. Feigning escape, ex-soldier Marshall stows away in the aircraft and must race against time to rescue his family and everyone else on board.

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Critics Consensus

This late-period Harrison Ford actioner is full of palpable, if not entirely seamless, thrills.

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Duane Byrge

The Hollywood Reporter

07/26/2019

This pulsating political actioner should prove cathartic for mainstream viewers who yearn for a decisive, gutsy executive branch of government.

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Manohla Dargis

L.A. Weekly

10/03/2002

Most of the time it's a kick.

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Globe and Mail

04/12/2002

2/4

...it flies on and on until its power to hold us simply peters out.

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Sue Robinson

Radio Times

02/02/2024

4/5

The midair mayhem never lets up in a stunt-filled thriller that's brimming with nasty villains and daring deeds.

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Brian Rowe

InSession Film

05/03/2023

An entertaining thrill ride...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

03/19/2023

3/4

Air Force One ultimately isn’t so much “Die Hard on a plane” (Fly Hard?) as much as it’s a Top Gun for grown-ups -- military hardware in the service of a red-white-and-blue chest thumper.

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Jason H

Nov 13

Great cast; horrible movie.

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David F

@dfulmer Oct 20

A good, exciting thriller about kidnapping the president.

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Emerson H.

@RTreviews7282 Oct 5

Thrilling, nerve-racking, intense, and surly entertaining, Air Force One is a great watch for action fans.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Sep 19

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Mitchell S

@Mitchstur Jul 21

It is intense, I'm not gonna lie. But it's a thrilling, intriguing action movie with high stakes and a cunning Harrison Ford.

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Ryan L.

@Fruffnee Jul 10

Harrison Ford & Gary Oldman make what would otherwise be a pretty generic movie so much more fun than it should be

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Wolfgang Petersen

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President James Marshall

Gary Oldman

Ivan Korshunov

Glenn Close

Vice President Kathryn Bennett

Wendy Crewson

Grace Marshall

Paul Guilfoyle

Chief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd

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Synopsis

After making a speech in Moscow vowing to never negotiate with terrorists, President James Marshall boards Air Force One with his family and advisers. When a group of terrorists led by Ivan Korshunov hijacks the flight, the President's principles are put to the test. Feigning escape, ex-soldier Marshall stows away in the aircraft and must race against time to rescue his family and everyone else on board.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Producer: Jonathan Shestack, Gail Katz
Screenwriter: Andrew W. Marlowe
Distributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment [br], Columbia Tristar, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Buena Vista International [us]
Production Co: Radiant Pictures, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Beacon Communications
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $172.7M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

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