Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- wisecracking
- heightened
- action movie night
- 1990s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a formulaic and implausible action thriller whose parachuting spectacle was weakened by flat performances and juvenile dialogue.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ditch Brodie's skydiving work drives the opening crisis and the film's airborne set pieces.
Ditch investigates a staged-looking skydiving death while uncovering KGB-linked criminal activity.
Ditch is characterized as a maverick, accident-prone instructor whose quips persist amid lethal pursuit.
The investigation leads to a covert scheme involving gold transported through the skydiving operation.
Films like Terminal Velocity, and why
Drop Zone
shared airborne action, spy intrigue, parachuting set pieces, and tongue-in-cheek protagonist
Executive Decision
shared 1990s action-thriller formula, aviation peril, and wisecracking male lead
Hot Shots! Part Deux
shared comic action tone, espionage conspiracy, and Charlie Sheen-style self-aware heroics
The Saint
shared parachuting-centered suspense, criminal conspiracy, and high-altitude action
Movie Details
- Director
- Deran Sarafian
- Release Date
- 1994-09-23
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (296)
Cast
- Charlie Sheen
- Nastassja Kinski
- James Gandolfini
- Christopher McDonald
- Gary Bullock
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Cathryn de Prume
- Terry Finn
- Tim Kelleher
- Brooke Langton
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 Terminal Velocity about?
- A reckless skydiving instructor uncovers an espionage conspiracy when a seemingly fatal first jump refuses to make sense.
- What is Terminal Velocity like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Terminal Velocity as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Terminal Velocity violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Terminal Velocity as moderate.
- What did critics think of Terminal Velocity?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a formulaic and implausible action thriller whose parachuting spectacle was weakened by flat performances and juvenile dialogue.
- Which films are like Terminal Velocity?
- Films with a similar feel include Drop Zone, Executive Decision, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Saint.
- How long is Terminal Velocity?
- Terminal Velocity runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Terminal Velocity?
- In United States, Terminal Velocity is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
