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The Concorde... Airport '79

1979 · 123 min

A campy, fast-paced disaster thriller with absurd sabotage and tense mid-air set pieces, best enjoyed as undemanding spectacle.

Tagline: At twice the speed of sound, can the Concorde evade attack?
Overview: Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.
How it feels: Tense, campy, absurd and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Conspiracy, survival, corruption, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
survival
corruption
betrayal
justice
Places: big city
wilderness
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild