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B+
Our Rating
Air
Air movie poster

Air (2023)

Drama Sports
Rated R
111 min.
Release Date
April 5, 2023 (Limited)
Digital Date
May 12, 2023 (Amazon)
DVD Release Date
September 12, 2023 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Ben Affleck
Writer
Alex Convery
Cast
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Matthew Maher, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker, Viola Davis, Gustaf SkarsgÄrd, Julius Tennon
Running Time
111 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language throughout

What is Air about?

From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

Some call it a sports drama, but it’s not: it’s a business drama through and through, and a pretty damn good one at that. A film critic by night but a marketing executive by day, the Ben Affleck-directed Air resonated with me in a big way. Bold moves to leapfrog your larger competitors? Savvy marketing and product design to resonate with your audience? Negotiations and schemings sprinkled with a few “fuck it” moments. Sold. Full movie review »