

Con Air
They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $75M
- Box office
- $224M
- Language
- English
- undercover
- ambush
- war veteran
- psychopath
- bravery
- mexican standoff
- sandstorm
- hijacking
- prison guard
- u.s. marshal
- serial killer
- shootout
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereLas Vegas, Nevada2 Jun 1997
- TheatricalR6 Jun 1997
- PhysicalRDVD27 May 2003
- PhysicalRBlu-ray8 Jan 2008
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical156 Jun 1997
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+17 Jul 1997
CanadaCA
- TheatricalR5 Jun 1997
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical5 Jun 1997
AustriaAT
- Theatrical13 Jun 1997
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical189 Jul 1997
BrazilBR
- Theatrical20 Jun 1997
- Physical16Buena Vista mj.gov.br8 Dec 2005
ChileCL
- Theatrical6 Jun 1997
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+7 Aug 1997
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1520 Jun 1997
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical15 Aug 1997
Frequently asked questions
Con Air was released on 5 June 1997.
Audience reviews
5- D8/10
Dark Jedi
8/24/2014
This is one of those movies which are simply good solid entertainment. The fact that I do like Nicolas Cage, even though he is at times really lousy at choosing which movies he participate in, is of course an additional plus. Naturally I do like the performance of Nicolas Cage in this movie but John Malkowich is also great as the main bad guy and Steve Buscemi is perfect as the nutcase although his role could have…
- J8/10
John Chard
5/18/2020
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I have the only gun on board. Welcome to Con Air. Hummingbird Humdinger. Con Air is directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Plot sees Cameron Poe (Cage), a parolee on his way home to his wife and daughter after serving years in prison for manslaughter. He's travelling on a plane full of …
- A8/10
Andre Gonzales
5/8/2023
Great movie. One of my favorites growing up. Action packed with a great storyline. Great cast too.
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
8/27/2023
This takes forever to get going, but once the plot gets the establishing twenty minutes out of the way, it's actually quite a decent adventure story. Ranger Nicolas Cage ("Poe") gets embroiled in a fatal brawl that lands him in jail. Out on his parole, he gets caught up in a highly sophisticated prison break planned by "Cyrus" (John Malkovich) - intent on hijacking their prison flight and executing a complicated onwa…
- H10/10
Horseface
2/9/2025
Silly perfection! Having just watched this again after twenty-odd years, as it's now available in 4k. My god, Hollywood was great back in the day. This movie is stupid, silly, over-the-top everything, and wholly implausible. But it doesn't matter. It's 100% honest wholesome fun, like an action comic for boys in men's bodies. It's got everything, and everything's like a love letter. I want Criterion to add t…
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