Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West (in his feature directorial debut) and starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich in the lead roles.

"Con Air" can best be described as "The Rock" in the sky. The film deals with a Gulf War veteran (Nicolas Cage) who becomes a victim of circumstance and is sentenced to eight years in prison.

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A wrongly convicted parolee on a flight with a group of vicious prisoners tries to stop a hijacking.

Jun 6, 1997 · The movie is essentially a series of quick setups, brisk dialogue and elaborate action sequences. You may have seen most of the high points in the TV commercials: the car being …

Jun 6, 1997 · 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 …

Sep 29, 2025 · Con Air (1997), directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, is an explosive, high-adrenaline action thriller that takes place almost entirely aboard a hijacked prison …

Con Air - Apple TV. In this action-packed thriller, a group of violent and deadly cons seizes control of a plane, taking the guards hostage and setting a course out of the country. A schmaltzy action …

In this action-packed thriller, a group of violent and deadly cons seizes control of a plane, taking the guards hostage and setting a course out of the country.