Film

Broken Arrow 1996

Directed by John Woo

  • Action, Thriller
  • 108 min
  • R

Prepare to go ballistic.

When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back. Traversing the deserted canyons of Utah, Hale teams with park ranger Terry Carmichael to put Deakins back in his box.

ActionThrillercanyonhelicopterundergroundrivermexican standoffcountdownpilotfistfightmajorbetrayalgunfighttrain

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Character

Relentless, earnest, resolved and unpretentious.

  • contemplativerelentless
  • earnestironic
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • effortlessdemanding

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 2The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 102 / 10The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 7The Sincere: disliked by 27 / 2The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 5The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 15 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 1The Provocateur: disliked by 51 / 5The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 55The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 40 / 4The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 33The CartographerThe Cartographer: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

84 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.