Five miles above the earth, an elite team of six men must make an air to air transfer, in order to save 400 lives on board a 747...and 40 million below.
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
Executive Decision (1996) is a action, adventure, drama and thriller film directed by Stuart Baird, released on March 15, 1996 with a runtime of 2h 12m. It stars Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry and John Leguizamo. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 1,066 ratings.
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Kurt Russell
as David Grant
Steven Seagal
as Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Halle Berry
as Jean
John Leguizamo
as Rat
Oliver Platt
as Cahill
Joe Morton
as Cappy
David Suchet
as Nagi Hassan
BD Wong
as Louie
Len Cariou
as Secretary of Defense Charles White
Whip Hubley
as Baker
Andreas Katsulas
as Jaffa
Mary Ellen Trainor
as Allison
Directed by Stuart Baird, written by John Thomas and Jim Thomas, produced by Jim Thomas, John Thomas and Joel Silver.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 1,066 ratings.
**_Suspense at 33,000 feet with Kurt Russell_** An intelligence analyst (Russell) inadvertently joins a special forces operation to save a Boeing 747-200 hijacked by terrorists before it is used to attack DC. Steven Seagal plays the mission commander, Halle Berry a flight attendant and Oliver Platt an aeronautics engineers, amongst other notables. “Executive Decision” (1996) is an airliner-in-trouble flick from the…
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The main cast of Executive Decision (1996) includes Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo and Oliver Platt. The film was directed by Stuart Baird. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Executive Decision was released on March 15, 1996 and runs for 2h 12m.
Executive Decision (1996) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 1,066 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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