Does Con Air Take Off In 2025? (Movie Review & Quiz)

We take on Con Air (1997)

"Con Air" is a 1997 action thriller about Cameron Poe, a recently paroled U.S. Ranger, who finds himself trapped on a prisoner transport plane when the inmates, led by the cunning Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, hijack the aircraft. Poe must outwit the criminals and survive the chaos while evading capture himself. The film is directed by Simon West and stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich.

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