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Summary
FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witness to testify against a mob boss at an upcoming trial.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 64Audiences 52GoodWatch 58
Tomatometer69%
Metascore58
IMDb5.5
User score5.5
Letterboxd · 116 K ratings2.5/5
Audience score49%
Box office
1.9×its budget
- Budget
- $33 M
- Worldwide
- $62 M
Worldwide it earned $29 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108105Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 67 countries, rent or buy in 32 more
+57Released
2006
August 17, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureCrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 29 more33 people
- Samuel L. JacksonNeville Flynn
- Julianna MarguliesClaire Miller
- Nathan PhillipsSean Jones
- Kenan ThompsonTroy
- Rachel BlanchardMercedes
- Flex AlexanderThree G's
- Keith DallasBig Leroy
- Sunny MabreyTiffany
Lin ShayeGrace
Elsa PatakyMaria
Bruce JamesKen
Casey DuboisCurtis
Gerard PlunkettPaul
Terry ChenChen Leong
Emily HolmesAshley
Mark HoughtonJohn Sanders
David KoechnerRick
Bobby CannavaleHank Harris
Yan-Kay Crystal LoweAutograph Girl
Todd LouisoDr. Steven Price
Kendall CrossDriver
Samantha McLeodKelly- AWAnn Warn PeggMrs. Bova
Taylor KitschKyle
Directing · 9
- David R. Ellis Director
- Freddie Hice Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- John MacCarthy Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Adam Lawson First Assistant Director (Prep)
- Cindy Smith Second Assistant Director
- Rudy Van Zyl Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- John Heffernan Story, Screenplay
- Sebastian Gutierrez Screenplay
- David Dalessandro Story
Production · 38
- Toby Emmerich Executive Producer
- Sandra Rabins Executive Producer
- George Waud Executive Producer
- Justis Greene Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Stokely Chaffin Executive Producer
- Penney Finkelman Cox Executive Producer
Camera · 14
- Adam Greenberg Director of Photography
- Craig Haagensen Director of Photography
- Richard McSeeney Camera Trainee
- Ryan Copeland Dolly Grip
- Hans Bjerno Aerial Director of Photography
- Sandes Ashe First Assistant Camera
Editing · 7
- Howard E. Smith Editor
- Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
- Alexander J. Harper Editorial Production Assistant
- Steve Lemley Color Timer
- Curtis Lindersmith Digital Intermediate Editor
- Mindy Elliott First Assistant Editor
Sound · 21
- Trevor Rabin Original Music Composer
- Harry Cohen Sound Designer
- Tom Bellfort Supervising Sound Editor
- Dana Sano Music Consultant
- Mark Weingarten Sound Mixer
- Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor
Art · 22
- Jaymes Hinkle Production Design
- Jeremy Hanen Set Dresser
- Bayard Baudoin Painter
- Zoe Jirik Set Decoration Buyer
- Sam Clemens Standby Painter
- Jan Reeves Lead Painter
Costume & Make-Up · 15
- Karen L. Matthews Costume Design
- Shane Deschamps Costume Set Supervisor
- Gideon Hay Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Allan A. Apone Makeup Artist
- Robert A. Pandini Key Hair Stylist
- James Kilcher On Set Dresser
Visual Effects · 12
- Thierry Delattre Visual Effects Supervisor
- Alex Burdett Special Effects Supervisor
- David J. McGraw 24 Frame Playback
- Miguel Arranz Digital Compositor
- Janet Muswell Visual Effects Producer
- Ed Mendez Compositing Supervisor
Lighting · 6
- Kirk Bartolata Best Boy Electric
- Michael Mayo Rigging Gaffer
- Rick Crum Electrician
- Bill Dawson Gaffer
- Jonathan Bosse Rigging Grip
- Robert J. Reilly Key Rigging Grip
Other crew · 49
- Annie Ellis Stunt Coordinator
- Doug Chapman Stunts
- Clay Cullen Stunt Double
- Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle Stunts
- Laura Lee Connery Stunts
- Krista Bell Stunts
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