John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Angelina Jolie

A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.

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R, 124 min.

Directed by: Mike Newell

Release Date: April 23, 1999

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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001

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  • July 2, 2008
    A wonderful film about becoming the second best. Cusack is his perfect self, he represents the insecure everyman who is given a run for his money by the "interesting" Billy Bob Thornton. Thornton's character of Russel is brilliant, he's slightly odd, quite slimy and maybe a tad e...( read more)vil without ever being these things. It's how Cusack and others play off him that really create such a sinister being. Jolie is perfect, she's never looked better and her role is fantastic although she has a lack of screen time. Blanchett is also reduced to playing a typical wife, though her innocence and chemistry with Cusack do create someone sympathetic. The film is often laugh out loud, but overall it's not the most memorable of the bunch.
  • November 17, 2007
    Kid: Air traffic controllers have the highest rates of clinical depression, nervous breakdowns, heart attacks and alcoholism of any profession.
    Nick: Don't forget suicide, kid.
  • October 23, 2007
    Very watchable movie about male competitiveness
  • October 16, 2007
    i don't understand why this flicks got slashed so much by everyone and their dog. i liked it. i thought it was really good. yah, stick that in your pipe & smoke it bitches! maybe i got into it because i've had a similar experience as john cusacks character does. as in looking up ...( read more)to someone a great deal and competing with them too much! the aforementioned actor is fantastico, as is angelina jolie... she really knows how to act sometimes. billy bob thornton was also good as the half breed!!! well done to mike newell again for extremely competent directing. and fuck what everyone else says
  • August 25, 2007
    Only watched this because John Cusack was in it. I'm willing to give pretty much any film he's in a chance. This time? Wish I hadn't.
  • September 14, 2009
    Pushing TIn had a very well known cast of actors (John Cusack, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, and Billy Bob Thornton) and the only one who seemed to put their all in this film was John Cusack. He's the only reason I watched 2 long hours of this film without turning it off!
  • September 11, 2009
    I think i need to rewatch this, to give it a proper review.
  • August 26, 2009
    I enjoyed this film, John Cusack was his usual nervy, abit over acting normal self. Billy Bob was so laid back he was almost asleep whilst Anjelina Jolie just clung onto Billy's legs and stared at him and kissed him all the time. It sounds bad, but the storyline is good and the...( read more) overall movie is pretty good too.
  • August 17, 2009
    Not bad, always nice to have a second chance lol.
  • August 14, 2009
    this movies here is okay

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton take hold of a scene and shake it awake and make it live. full review

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