Executive Decision
“Five miles above the earth, an elite team of six men must make an air to air transfer, in order to save 400 lives on board a 747...and 40 million below.”
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
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Cast
64 people
Kurt Russell
David Grant
Known for
The Hateful Eight
The Thing
Steven Seagal
Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Known for
Under Siege
Above the Law
Halle Berry
Jean
Known for
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
X-Men: The Last Stand
John Leguizamo
Rat
Known for
Ice Age
Encanto
Oliver Platt
Cahill
Known for
The Bear
Chicago Med
Joe Morton
Cappy
Known for
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Speed
David Suchet
Nagi Hassan
Known for
His Dark Materials
Agatha Christie's Poirot
BD Wong
Louie
Known for
Mr. Robot
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Len Cariou
Secretary of Defense Charles White
Known for
When They See Us
Blue Bloods
Whip Hubley
Baker
Known for
Top Gun
A Cinderella Story
Andreas Katsulas
Jaffa
Known for
Babylon 5
The Fugitive
Mary Ellen Trainor
Allison
Known for
Roswell
Lethal Weapon 3
Stuart Baird Director · Jim Thomas Writer John Thomas Writer
Worldwide gross $122M · Budget $55M · United States release March 15, 1996
Box office
Budget
$55,000,000
Worldwide gross
$121,969,216
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Silver Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 15, 1996
Theatrical
United States · June 30, 1997
Physical · DVD Release
United States
July 26, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray Release
Australia
April 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 24, 1996 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 14, 1996 · Theatrical
Finland
May 9, 1996 · Theatrical
France
May 1, 1996 · Theatrical
June 19, 1997 · Physical · VHS
May 18, 1999 · Physical · DVD
October 19, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray
November 30, 2011 · Digital · VOD
December 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
May 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Greece
July 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 27, 1996 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
April 24, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
October 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 25, 1996 · Theatrical
May 26, 1999 · Physical · DVD
January 4, 2002 · TV · Yorin
Philippines
May 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Poland
August 2, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 20, 1996 · Theatrical
May 6, 2000 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
April 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
May 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 17, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
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