The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Practical Effects
Real Corsair planes, minimal CGI—pure aviation porn.
Acting
Majors carries the weight of history in every restrained gesture.
Cinematography
Claustrophobic cockpit chaos that'll steal your breath.
Director
J.D. Dillard
Jonathan Majors
Jesse Brown
Glen Powell
Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
Christina Jackson
Daisy Brown
Thomas Sadoski
Dick Cevoli
Daren Kagasoff
Bill Koenig
Joe Jonas
Marty Goode
Spencer Neville
Bo Lavery
Nick Hargrove
Carol Mohring
Boone Platt
Buddy Gill
Dean Denton
Captain Sisson
Thad Luckinbill
Peters
Joseph Cross
Charlie Ward
Serinda Swan
Elizabeth Taylor
Matt Riedy
Sr. Hudner
Logan Macrae
Nicky Hilton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Thomas Hudner outlived the film's release by five years; he attended the premiere at 93. The after-credits stinger uses actual footage of Hudner and Brown's daughter meeting.
J.D. Dillard's father was a Black Navy aviator—this is personal filmmaking disguised as prestige war drama. That bathroom mirror scene? Directorial mission statement.
US
