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Plane

2023 · 107 min

A tense, relentless survival thriller that keeps you on edge with gritty action and a constant sense of danger.

Directed by
Jean-François Richet
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring
Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Tony Goldwyn
Tagline
Survive together or die alone.
Overview
After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.

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Directed by
Jean-François Richet
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring
Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Tony Goldwyn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • loyalty
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
Jean-François Richet
Written by
Charles Cumming, J.P. Davis
Starring
Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Tony Goldwyn, Yoson An, Evan Dane Taylor, Paul Ben-Victor, Daniella Pineda, Lilly Krug
Music
Marcus Trumpp, Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
Brendan Galvin
Runtime
107 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Turkish, English

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