Drop Zone

Drop Zone

Taking crime to new heights.

Directed by John Badham

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Nicita/Lloyd Productions

1994101 min5.7 / 10

A high-octane revenge thriller that pairs skydiving spectacle with a prison-break heist plot, driven by action and personal vendetta rather than depth.

A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.

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  • Is Drop Zone violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Drop Zone scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Drop Zone end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Drop Zone sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Drop Zone easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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