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Con Air has generally received positive reviews.
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Con Air was released in 1997 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 756 reviews, giving Con Air (1997) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 58%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Con Air than critics were.
With a score of 69%, Con Air is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Donnie Brasco and Seven Years in Tibet.
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