Executive Decision (1996)

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

• airplane
• bomb
• covert operation
• deception
• disaster
• explosion
• flashback
• flight attendant
• hand to hand combat
• hijacking
• hostage
• intelligence agent
• nerve gas
• night vision goggles
• ransom
• rescue
• shootout
• special unit
• surveillance
• terror cell
• terrorism
• violence