Iron Eagle
Taste attributes: actionespionagevehicleswarthrillerhistoricalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Break the sound barrier."
Boxlist takeWide-ranging and conventional: a morally murky action film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like comfort over surprises.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
5.4 /10
TMDB · 196 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug's father after bombing the MiG base.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Delphi Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
