Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- frantic
- campy
- melodramatic
- classic disaster movie night
- camp movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a ludicrous and implausible entry in the Airport series, though some found its breakneck popcorn energy amusing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Concorde itself is the central environment and target of missiles, fighter jets, and attempted destruction.
Critics repeatedly describe the film as ludicrous, knowingly popcorn-oriented, and unintentionally funny because of its implausible set pieces.
A passenger carries documents capable of exposing a powerful military contractor, prompting the CEO to arrange the aircraft's destruction.
The documents aboard the Concorde motivate the contractor's attempt to eliminate the plane and its passengers.
Films like The Concorde... Airport '79, and why
Airport
shared ensemble disaster structure, airborne peril, and high-stakes crisis management
The High and the Mighty
shared aviation disaster premise, suspenseful passenger danger, and pulpy thriller plotting
The Big Bus
shared airborne catastrophe, action spectacle, and knowingly melodramatic disaster-movie tone
Airplane!
shared airplane emergency, implausible action set pieces, and popcorn disaster entertainment
Movie Details
- Director
- David Lowell Rich
- Release Date
- 1979-08-17
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 4.7 / 10 (220)
Cast
- Robert Wagner
- Susan Blakely
- Alain Delon
- Sylvia Kristel
- George Kennedy
- David Warner
- Eddie Albert
- Sybil Danning
- John Davidson
- Andrea Marcovicci
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Concorde... Airport '79 about?
- A supersonic passenger flight becomes the target of an arms contractor's desperate cover-up in a flamboyant, high-speed disaster thriller.
- What is The Concorde... Airport '79 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Concorde... Airport '79 as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Concorde... Airport '79 violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Concorde... Airport '79 as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Concorde... Airport '79?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a ludicrous and implausible entry in the Airport series, though some found its breakneck popcorn energy amusing.
- Which films are like The Concorde... Airport '79?
- Films with a similar feel include Airport, The High and the Mighty, The Big Bus, and Airplane!.
- How long is The Concorde... Airport '79?
- The Concorde... Airport '79 runs 123 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Concorde... Airport '79?
- In United States, The Concorde... Airport '79 is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
