Air (2023)

Movie"Some icons are meant to fly."
Audience Score
73
Review Score
90
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R 1 hr 51 minApr 5th, 2023Drama, History
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
StarringMatt DamonBen AffleckJason Bateman
DirectorBen Affleck
WriterAlex Convery

Air: Courting a Legend Review

Director Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ flies high and is a slam-dunk of a movie! Ben Affleck delivers an entertaining and inspiring story, anchored by fantastic performances from Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman and Viola Davis.

‘Air’ follows the true story of the rise of Nike and chronicles the upstart shoe company’s attempt to sign NBA rookie Michael Jordan to a sneaker deal. Nike employee Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) believes the only way to save the fledgling company is to invest everything in a rookie who’s never stepped foot on a professional court, who might just become the greatest player of all time. Against the wishes of Nike owner Phil Knight (Ben Affleck) and Jordan’s agent David Falk (Chris Messina), Vaccaro travels to North Carolina to meet Jordan’s mother Deloris (Viola Davis) in person and desperately tries to convince her to influence her son to sign with Nike.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 5th, 2023 - Buy Tickets
On Digital & Streaming:May 12th, 2023 - Watch Now
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 12th, 2023 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$80,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$90,100,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Jesse Sisgold, John Graham, Don Granger, Dana Goldberg, Jordan Moldo, Drew Vinton, Peter E. Strauss, Jon Weinbach, Michael Joe, Kevin Halloran
Production Companies:Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports, Mandalay Pictures, Artists Equity
Air on the Web:Instagram, Official Website, Facebook, Twitter
Movie Tags:
sportsbased on true story1980sduringcreditsstingerbasketballnational basketball association (nba)shoe