# Con Air (1997)

> An ex-Army Ranger must secretly oppose a plane full of escaped convicts while fighting his way back to his family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1138

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Simon West
- Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Mykelti Williamson, Dave Chappelle, Colm Meaney, Monica Potter
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: propulsive, irreverent, heightened, action movie night, 1990s nostalgia

## Synopsis

A war veteran finds himself caught in a deadly game of survival aboard a hijacked prison plane.

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