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Air Force One (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 50

Fresh: 39

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 7/10

Consensus: This late-period Harrison Ford actioner is full of palpable, if not entirely seamless, thrills.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is one of the most respected leaders in the history of America. When Kazakhstanian separatists commit atrocities on their own people, Marshall authorizes a... President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is one of the most respected leaders in the history of America. When Kazakhstanian separatists commit atrocities on their own people, Marshall authorizes a guerrilla mission to take their leader, General Radek (Jürgen Prochnow), into custody and restore the democratic regime. In his speech afterward, the president vows never to let America hesitate again when dealing with terrorists. However, that's before a group of them, led by the ruthless Korchunov (Gary Oldman) take over his own flight on Air Force One, with his wife and young daughter also on board. President Marshall, a decorated Vietnam veteran, becomes a one-man vigilante force in his efforts to free his family and the other hostages, retake the plane, and thwart the hijackers. Director Wolfgang Petersen's thrilling film is supported by an excellent ensemble cast, which includes William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, and Glenn Close as Kathryn Bennett, the vice president who must hold the Cabinet together in Marshall's absence. [More]

Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson

Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Paul Guilfoyle, Xander Berkeley, Bill Smitrovich, Elya Baskin, David Vadim, Tom Everett, Michael Ray Miller, Spencer Garrett, Carl Weintraub, Philip Baker Hall, Elester Latham, Donna Bullock, Levani, Don McManus, Andrew Divoff, Glenn Morshower, Jürgen Prochnow, Ilia Volokh, Chris Howell, Albert Owens, Willard Pugh, Michael Monks, Alan Woolf, Messiri Freeman, Thomas Crawford, Fenton Lawless, Dan Shor, David Gianopoulos, Richard Doyle, Duke Miglin

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Screenwriter: Andrew W. Marlowe
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith, Joel McNeely
Producer: Marc Abraham, Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss, Gil Gagnon, Gail Katz, Peter Kohn, David Lester, Mary Montiforte, Wolfgang Petersen, Jonathan Shestack, Michael Sweeney

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Feb 10, 1998

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[An] unabashedly jingoistic action extravaganza starring Harrison Ford as...'The Ass-Kicking President'...[Blu-ray]

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06/10/09
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

As the familiar cat-and-mouse plot unfolded, I let myself enjoy the unapologetic masculine thrills.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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It's embarrassing to see [Ford] hanging by a thread ... behind his own 747. No image better fits the fragile state of his [career] at this point... he's losing his grip.

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12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
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03/19/04
Dragan Antulov
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Eugene Novikov
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Leonard Schwarz
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03/16/03
Robert Roten
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11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
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Most of the time it's a kick.

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10/03/02
Manohla Dargis
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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Unfortunately, as the film winds to a close, claustrophobic tension once again gives way to overblown digital effects and set pieces.

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06/05/02
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

...it flies on and on until its power to hold us simply peters out.

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04/12/02
Globe and Mail
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An adrenaline-pumping political thriller.

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02/28/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

It's a great ride.

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01/22/02
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Moments of silliness are more than balanced by Petersen’s extraordinary ability to keep this movie flight-worthy, Ford’s almost-executive presence and an outstanding performance from Oldman.

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01/22/02
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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With any expectations of real-life adventure safely out of mind, you can relish 1997’s megahit "Air Force One" as one heck of a joy ride.

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10/17/01
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Non-action movie fans will enjoy it, patriots will enjoy it, and Harrison Ford fans will enjoy it

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06/14/01
Karina Montgomery
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