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Executive Decision
“Five miles above the earth, an elite team of six men must make an air to air transfer, in order to save 400 lives on board a 747...and 40 million below.”
6.3 / 10• 1996• 2h 12m•R• English
ActionAdventureDramaThriller
Storyline
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
Cast & Crew
Kurt Russell
David Grant
Lead
Steven Seagal
Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Halle Berry
Jean
John Leguizamo
Rat
Oliver Platt
Cahill
Joe Morton
Cappy
David Suchet
Nagi Hassan
BD Wong
Louie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stuart Baird's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Executive Decision is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
