Con Air

Con Air (1997)

  • 55% of critics liked it
    (62 reviews)

  • 77% of users liked it
    (390,278 ratings)

Former war hero Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is sentenced to eight years in prison when he accidentally kills a man in a barroom brawl while defending his pregnant wife. When his release comes through, he's eager to see the daughter he's never met. However, Poe's original flight is… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Scott Rosenberg
Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jun 6, 1997 Wide
Disney

Critic Reviews

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    Rosenberg's sarcastic, tough-guy dialogue is full of lean-and-mean one-liners, and the superbly cast actors know how to milk them for all they're worth.

  • , Time Out

    Very cool, but also very cold.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    They're 'the worst of the worst.' So's the movie.

  • Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    Numbing but not boring, it's finally more dispiriting than exhilarating, like a wild night of debauchery that leaves only a fearsome hangover for a souvenir.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    All of the principals normally work in films more interesting and human than this one, which gives Con Air a touch of the subversive and turns it into a big-budget lark.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Directors C


    [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Con Air boasts everything that makes a solid slice of action-y Hollywood cheese, and another over the top performance from Nicolas Cage, excpet this time it's in a pretty decent movie. I think the loony… More

  • Jim C


    Con Air was a simple action flick that really did not bring anything new acting or story wise. Nicolas Cage was as cheesy as an action star can get, with weird hair, a weird accent, and weird catchphrases. I wish to praise Malkovich for his performance, it was incredibly well done… More

  • Jeff "


    Con Air, for me is a decent action film that is fairly entertaining despite the flaws. The film is a mindless action film that is fun. The performance from the actors range from decent to good to bad. John Malkovitch was the best actor in this film. I felt that the film could have… More

  • Manu G


    Buckle Up! Very exciting action movie. The story was good and entertaining. Very nice cast, lots of crazy people. If you like action this is a movie you must see. Cameron Poe is an Army Ranger who was going to go home to his pregnant wife when he got into a fight with three men. He… More

  • Spencer S


    This film's reaction and criticism seem to be based purely on taste. Let's look at the nitty gritty: we have a stellar cast, great use of explosions, and Nicolas Cage with a hillbilly haircut and an offputting Alabama accent. In review, yeah, these things can make for the… More

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