Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich

A newly released ex con and former US Ranger finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the other prisoners sieze control.

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R, 115 min.

Directed by: Simon West

Release Date: June 6, 1997

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DVD Release Date: March 24, 1998

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  • September 22, 2009
    Con Air isn't a bad action film, it's rather silly and over the top, the way action film should be, I guess it just isn't my cup of tea!
  • September 19, 2009
    Been a while since I've seen this....until last night.

    Upon rewatch, this movie is both awesome and horrible. Awesomely horrible and horribly awesome.

    Like Nicholas Cage's southern accent...awesomely horrible.
    Like John Malkovich's character....horribly awesome.
    Like Steve Bus...( read more)cemi singing "He's got the whole world in his hands"...awesomely horrible.
    The entire plot of the movie....awesomely horribly awesome.

    Horrible.
  • September 4, 2009
    Nicholas cage with a horrible fake southern accent.
  • August 23, 2009
    Great movie. Awesome cast. Nonstop excitement.
  • May 22, 2009
    Another great popcorn flick with a superb cast. Everyone does their job here really well, including cage and his hair. The action is so over the top its brilliant. The villains are an awesome line up of maniacs and killers with great
    nicknames......Pinball, Virus, Swamp Thing, Di...( read more)amond Dog etc...excellent haha
    The cast really is the best line up of action men and character actors since Predator or any 80's showdown. You have Trejo, Buscemi, Rhames, Malkovich, Mc Gainley and from 80's actioners Ticotin. All you need is Carl Weathers and Sonny Landham and this would be the bollocks lol
    The first half is the best, the criminal role call, on the plane, Cusack and his plane tantrums, then we get a brilliant desert setup and gun battle, people dropping like flies one at a time but the ending is abit too stupid, luckily it never matters really, well not too much.
    some of it is predictable some isnt (buscemi's ending),but a great surprise that came outta nowhere on release.
    love the logo too.
  • November 6, 2009
    hi-ly accomplished....
  • November 5, 2009
    Muy buena movie. Yo vivi algo casi identico una vez que me dieron "ride" en un avion de la PGR... Esta película me trae recuerdos.
  • October 27, 2009
    Non stop action, the pacing is amazing. Cage is a bit over the top and it does have some rather gaping holes in the plot, but it is an undeniably exciting film. Well edited, good score.
  • October 26, 2009
    shows you oeiole can change
  • October 22, 2009
    Don't usually like movies like this but really felt this was a good movie despite all the crude language.

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  • joytothefishes011
    June 18, 2008
    The second best part of the movie, beside Nicholas Cage, is the transexual shaking it to Lynyrd Skynyrd!
  • butterflykisses0511
    January 30, 2008
    This is the best action movie ever!!! Nicholas Cage kicks total ass. John Malkovich and his dry sense of humor was just great.
  • UsernameMissing
    November 13, 2007
    Nic u rokkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!love it!
  • studdmufin04
    November 7, 2007
    I love every bit of this movie because for one thing, it has a plethora of criminals and each are unique in their own way. Second, it has a romantic twist in it and I choke up at the end sometimes when he gets back to his girls that he's been waiting to see. I loved it too that Steve Buscemi escaped at the end, fabulous.
  • nbhatti3000
    September 21, 2007
    A newly released ex con and former US Ranger finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the other prisoners sieze control. he wants to see her cute daughter who used to write a letter to her father daily in jail. there is one wonderful song i love that song very much. great movie.
  • GazBradshaw
    July 25, 2007
    best film ever but cant get it on dvd
  • cheerleadinga
    April 3, 2007
    nicolas cage is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooofreakin fine i like love him in ever movie hes in lol
  • xXMoontearXx
    February 2, 2007
    I love this movie, Nicolas cage is a great actor. Their isn't a movie yet that I dont like that he has acted in. This movie is just full of action.
  • Jackey3
    January 7, 2007
    fantastic film watched loads of times
  • Spacepilot3000
    December 25, 2006
    Sorry Justin but the best bit has to be "He's got the whole world in his hands."
    lol

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