Film

Air Force One 1997

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

  • Action, Thriller
  • 124 min
  • R

The fate of the nation rests on the courage of one man.

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

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Resolved, classical in form, earnest and effortless.

  • resolvedopen-ended
  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic
  • effortlessdemanding
  • gravecomic

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