Sky Fighters
Seen it?2005 | 102 min | Action, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved The Dark Knight Rises or Thunderball, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Two air force pilots prevent a terrorist attack on the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$11 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gérard Pirès
- Benoît MagimelCapitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli
- Clovis CornillacCapitaine Sébastien "Fahrenheit" Vallois
- Géraldine PailhasMaelle Coste
- Alice TaglioniCapitaine Estelle 'Pitbull' Kass
- Jean-Baptiste PuechIpod
- Christophe ReymondStan
- Philippe TorretonBertrand
- Rey ReyesCapitaine Leslie 'Stardust' Hedget
- Peter HudsonGénéral Buchanan
- Fiona CurzonMrs Redgrave