Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →The film knows its strengths and plays to them honestly. Visual style and pacing are in sync; you never feel you're watching different films stitched together.
Worth watching for the solidly executed sequences and overall energy. The plot doesn't reach for revelation — but it doesn't get in the way.
For those who want to switch off and get an adrenaline dose without complications.
Director: Simon West
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: With food and a good mood. Perfect for a Friday or weekend evening with company.
Nicolas Cage
Cameron Poe
John Cusack
Agent Vince Larkin
John Malkovich
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Ving Rhames
Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti Williamson
"Baby-O" O'Dell
Dave Chappelle
"Pinball" Parker
Colm Meaney
Agent Duncan Malloy
Monica Potter
Tricia Poe
Landry Allbright
Casey Poe
Rachel Ticotin
Guard Sally Bishop
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