Executive Decision

1996
R
2h 13m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

63K

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Action Adventure Thriller

When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

63K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,950

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Trivia
Originally Halle Berry refused the part in this movie, but said yes when she was offered $1 million for the job. This was her first million-dollar payment for a film.

Goofs
Armed federal air marshals aren't listed as such on passenger manifests, since their modus operandi (and the extent to which they are used on commercial airplanes) is classified.

Quotes
Rat: I hope there's a good movie on this flight.

Alternate versions
The German theatrical, video and DVD version has the same cuts as the UK version. Apart from that, all Arabian language has been dubbed into German, whereby all references to Islam and Allah were replaced by more harmless lines.

Connections
Edited into Diagnosis Murder: Murder in the Air (1997)

Soundtracks
It's Nice to Go Trav'ling
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Capitol Records, under licence from CEMA Special Markets

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Featured review

8/10

Even Seagal is good!

A fun, tense, and exciting action/thriller with an excellent ensemble cast, headed by Kurt Russell and including Halle Berry, David Suchet, and John Leguizamo.

Even Steven Seagal does a creditable job, mainly because this isn't a "Steven Seagal movie." His supporting role permits him to do what he does best (which isn't acting). He doesn't have to pretend to be witty, there's none of that awful smirking he does in a vain attempt to show emotion, the camera doesn't caress his body, and there's not one speech about how gol-dang *good* his character is. He even manages to enunciate his lines clearly!

The plot might have seemed a little far-fetched when the movie was released, but not anymore.

I'm not even much of an action film fan, but this one is really a lot of fun.