# Turbulence (1997)

> A lethal serial killer turns a sparsely occupied Christmas Eve flight into a high-altitude hunt against the lone flight attendant who refuses to surrender.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21442

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Robert Butler
- Cast: Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson, Héctor Elizondo, Rachel Ticotin, Ben Cross, Catherine Hicks, Jeffrey DeMunn
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120390/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, claustrophobic, heightened, late night thriller marathon, 1990s action movie night

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