Executive Decision
1996 · Movie · R · 132 min · ★ 6.3 · 63% critics
Terrorists seize a passenger jet headed for Washington, demanding a prisoner’s release while hinting at a bigger threat. A government intelligence specialist is pulled into a risky midair operation, joining an assault team that must board the plane, stay hidden, and stop disaster before time runs out.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-03-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (1,033 votes)
- Box office
- $121,969,216
- Budget
- $55,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a suspense-heavy, mid-’90s action thriller that mixes stealthy problem-solving with bursts of danger; Not for you if you need nonstop action or can’t stand predictable genre beats like Patriot Games.
Pros: tense in-flight stakes; strong lead performance; clever midair boarding hook | Cons: overlong runtime; familiar hijack plot; requires disbelief
Themes
- rescue
- airplane
- panic
- bomb
- ransom
- hostage
- hijacking
- terror cell
- special unit
- deception
- flashback
- survival
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Cast & crew
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
Directed by Stuart Baird