Con Air
1997 | 116 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (58%), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
58% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins, 1 other nomination — nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$224 million worldwide on a $75 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
Measured from current popularity
Where to watch in US
YouTube TV
Fandango at Home FreeRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Simon West
- Nicolas CageCameron Poe
- John CusackAgent Vince Larkin
- John MalkovichCyrus "The Virus" Grissom
- Ving RhamesNathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
- Mykelti Williamson"Baby-O" O'Dell
- Dave Chappelle"Pinball" Parker
- Colm MeaneyAgent Duncan Malloy
- Monica PotterTricia Poe
- Landry AllbrightCasey Poe
- Rachel TicotinGuard Sally Bishop