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Skyjacked

1972 · 101 min

A cramped, sweaty pressure-cooker of a flight thriller that wrings steady dread from a single cabin and a ticking threat.

Directed by
John Guillermin
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
On Board Flight 502 Is A Bomb. It Could Be Anywhere. And A Skyjacker. It Could Be Anyone.
Overview
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
How it feels
Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, war, madness, isolation
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
John Guillermin
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
John Guillermin
Written by
Stanley R. Greenberg
Starring
Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin, Claude Akins, Jeanne Crain, Susan Dey, Rosey Grier, Mariette Hartley
Music
Perry Botkin Jr.
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Jr.
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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