Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award3 wins & 7 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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The gags aren't exactly clever, but there are a lot of them, and the cutting finds a fast, effective tempo.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Apr 2008
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The fact that the movie doesn't work as well today as it did in 1980 in no way diminishes its importance in recent motion picture history.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Apr 2008
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From the clever Jaws take-off opening to the final, irreverent title card, laughs come thick and fast.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
1 Apr 2008
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It is sophomoric, obvious, predictable, corny, and quite often very funny. And the reason it's funny is frequently because it's sophomoric, predictable, corny, etc.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
6 Dec 2005
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Airplane! is more than a pleasant surprise, in the midst of this dim movie season. As a remedy for the bloated self-importance of too many other current efforts, it's just what the doctor ordered.