They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.
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.
Con Air (1997) is a action, thriller and crime film directed by Simon West, released on June 5, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 56m. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich and Ving Rhames. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 4,851 ratings.
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Nicolas Cage
as Cameron Poe
John Cusack
as Agent Vince Larkin
John Malkovich
as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Ving Rhames
as Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti Williamson
as "Baby-O" O'Dell
Dave Chappelle
as "Pinball" Parker
Colm Meaney
as Agent Duncan Malloy
Monica Potter
as Tricia Poe
Landry Allbright
as Casey Poe
Rachel Ticotin
as Guard Sally Bishop
Steve Buscemi
as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Nick Chinlund
as William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford
Directed by Simon West, written by Scott Rosenberg and Matsune Suzuki, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 4,851 ratings.
This is one of those movies which are simply good solid entertainment. The fact that I do like Nicolas Cage, even though he is at times really lousy at choosing which movies he participate in, is of course an additional plus. Naturally I do like the performance of Nicolas Cage in this movie but John Malkowich is also great as the main bad guy and Steve Buscemi is perfect as the nutcase although his role could have…
Reviewed on August 24, 2014
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I have the only gun on board. Welcome to Con Air. Hummingbird Humdinger. Con Air is directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Plot sees Cameron Poe (Cage), a parolee on his way home to his wife and daughter after serving years in prison for manslaughter. He's travelling on a plane full of the…
Reviewed on May 18, 2020
Great movie. One of my favorites growing up. Action packed with a great storyline. Great cast too.
Reviewed on May 8, 2023
This takes forever to get going, but once the plot gets the establishing twenty minutes out of the way, it's actually quite a decent adventure story. Ranger Nicolas Cage ("Poe") gets embroiled in a fatal brawl that lands him in jail. Out on his parole, he gets caught up in a highly sophisticated prison break planned by "Cyrus" (John Malkovich) - intent on hijacking their prison flight and executing a complicated…
Reviewed on August 27, 2023
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Con Air (1997) is available to stream on YouTube TV, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Con Air (1997) includes Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames and Mykelti Williamson. The film was directed by Simon West. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Con Air was released on June 5, 1997 and runs for 1h 56m.
Con Air (1997) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 4,851 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, thriller and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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