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- 1997
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 4 m
- 1997
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 4 m
Summary Wolfgang Petersen's gripping thriller about an uncompromising U.S. President (Ford) who has just told the world he will not negotiate with terrorists. When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist dem...
Directed By: Wolfgang Petersen
Written By: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 1997
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 4 m
- 1997
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 4 m
Air Force One
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6.6
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Summary Wolfgang Petersen's gripping thriller about an uncompromising U.S. President (Ford) who has just told the world he will not negotiate with terrorists. When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist dem...
Directed By: Wolfgang Petersen
Written By: Andrew W. Marlowe
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
24% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
16% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
62
60% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
24% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
16% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Dares to present a flat-out heroic president, without the safety net of irony. It succeeds.
Director Wolfgang Petersen puts such a fresh spin on the familiar that it all works like gangbusters.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 152 User Ratings
6.6
55% Positive
83 Ratings
83 Ratings
34% Mixed
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
11% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 152 User Ratings
6.6
55% Positive
83 Ratings
83 Ratings
34% Mixed
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
11% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
Seeing the president battling hijackers is really surprising but still the movie is a blast and Harrison ford is one of the best fictional presidents of all time
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A Great One Flick Of Action
Gary Oldman está perfeito e Harrison Ford incrível
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Fulfils all its early promise, delivering a well oiled, no-nonsense, supremely entertaining crowd pleaser.
Peterson's film is a huge, loud beast of a film, filled with gunfire, explosions, and not a few tears. It's all grounded, however, in Ford's gritted-teeth performance as President Marshall.
The first 20 minutes of Wolfgang Petersen’s new action adventure, Air Force One, are so thrillingly choreographed (and so very, very loud), it’s all the more disappointing that the balance of the movie tends to move less like a Stealth bomber and more like a jalopy — jerking fitfully from plot hole to plot hole, only occasionally finding momentum.
An over-the-top thriller, too loosely tethered to reality to be a lesson about anything other than the limits of popcorn consumption.
If you've ever sat in a jet waiting on the runway, feeling it lumbering along in place and then bucking and shaking when it's cleared for take-off, you know what it's like to sit through Air Force One.
Air Force One starts with a promise but with time it doesn't keep the promise. It is simply an action movie made to entertain. Movie hits the mark, despite some minor flaws it still delivers tension, drama and action in abundance.
The cast is strong and full of believable characters but the screenplay felt weak. The pacing was also bad. Even after so much action and thrill, you may feel tired after some time. Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman both put in solid performances and they are well supported with other cast members.
Overall, Air Force One is an entertaining movie which is neither good nor bad.
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What a ridiculous US propaganda full of political correct dialogues. Oh yes, the US president can even kick some terrorist asses, haha. Sometimes I was even laughing and in the 2nd half I could not endure it anymore. The visual effects are outdated also.
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This movie is just a "US always wins no matter what" type of movie. Otherwise i can't think of a reason why 6 enemy jets failed to blow up a single plane in the last part of the movie. And the most disturbing part was US fight jets fired 3 missiles and destroyed 3 enemy jets as if enemy jets were just junks. They should make movies which sound more realistic.
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
Beacon Communications,
Radiant Productions,
Beacon Pictures,
Etalon Film,
Touchstone Pictures
Release Date Jul 25, 1997
Duration 2 h 4 m
Rating R
Tagline Family Man. Commander-In-Chief. National Hero. Any title worth having is never given. It's earned.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Bambi Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
