Don McManus, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close

Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman star in this thriller about a steadfast U.S. President who has just told the world he will not negotiate with terrorists. Now, Russian neo-nationalists have hijacked Ai...( read more  read more... )r Force One and the President is faced with a nearly impossible decison: give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

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R, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen

Release Date: July 25, 1997

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DVD Release Date: February 1, 1998

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  • September 24, 2009
    It crashed in more ways than one!
  • May 20, 2009
    "Get off my plane!"

    What happened here? What happened to Wolfgang Petersen? After making his true masterpiece with 'Das Boot' back in '81, he managed to do another hit with 'In the Line of Fire' in '93. I must admit that I haven't seen so many of his earlier work, when he worked...( read more) in Germany, but I do believe that he must be more lucky than talented. With this I mean that his masterpieces have had so talented casts that they've made a bigger impact on the films success than Mr Petersen himself. I can't really forgive him for making 'Poseidon' and this crappy thriller/action waste of time.

    In '96 'Independence Day' featured a young, former fighter pilot turned US president with Bill Pullman. The movie was a big hit so of course there was no choice but to bring a superpresident back on the big screen. The film gave the studio shitload of money. Thank God they didn't make a sequel. Guess they knew they were lucky too....

    The story is so... Having trouble finding a proper, more intellectual word. The only word I can get from the depths of my brain is so simple. So accurate. Crap. Fighting terrorists, single handed in the most protected airplane in the world. With William H. Macy on board. Please! Anti-terrorism is a key word of today but do they have to make bad and not credible movies about it?

    'Air Force One' has a lot of these so called A-list stars. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close etc but they all seem so wrongly cast. They aren't at all convincing in their roles. Such a waste... And if there is something I hate is an actor who acts with terrible dialect. Why can't they cast an actor that actually has the origins they intended the character to have?

    I see no point why people should see this film. It is not the worst film made but it is so far fetched that it only makes it not good. At all. If a film advertises itself as an action thriller, you'd think that at least the action would be good. Wrong again. Avoid.
  • January 16, 2009
    one of my favorite Harrison Ford movies.
  • December 21, 2008
    #6 Air force one
    If only a president could be more like Indiana Jones. Then the global economic crisis could be prevented or handled with just a crack of that fantastic whip. Take that, banking crisis. President Marshall (Ford) manages to thwart a gang of murderous terrorists fro...( read more)m aboard his own plane. Sure, we never learn much about President Marshall's health plan, stance on environmental issues, or energy policies, but when it comes to punching out baddies, you always know where he stands.
    President Speak: "GET OFF MY PLANE!"
  • November 7, 2008
    Patriotic garbage, but hey it has gary oldman being awesome.
  • November 20, 2009
    A great action thriller. Harrison Ford plays the ultimate president, who can solve terrorist problems in a number of different ways. Gary Oldman made for a perfect villain, a great match for Harrison Ford. The story is fun and well executed.
  • November 8, 2009
    Great action film. Harrison Ford rocks.
  • November 5, 2009
    Las cosas buenas que se pueden hacer con un bajo presupuesto... Me gusto la movie.
  • October 30, 2009
    A movie where Harrison Ford has to save his FAMILY.
  • October 24, 2009
    This is one super charged thriller. The action comes fast and constant. Harrison Ford as the President of the United States! Ford makes a fine president, a president who is not afraid to fight .He is fighting for himself, his family and his country.Viewed it so many times, it is ...( read more)still one of my favourite adventurous, thrilling, hijack thriller. It does not matter to me that the plot is a tad far fetched.

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  • pic055000
    January 8, 2007
    Air Force One good movie. Felt bad 4 Paul Guilfoyle when he got shot 4 takin a BULLET 2 protect the president. Good sweet guy.
  • Zibbs
    September 10, 2006
    Jack Ryan on a Plane
  • tomkinsman
    August 23, 2006
    Another top notch film with Harrison Ford - think Die Hard but in the sky.

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