Plane
Lionsgate | Release Date: January 13, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
16
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
PolygonJoshua RiveraFeb 1, 2023
The movie’s drama efficiently ratchets up the tension for its action to hit hard and move on. Again: Like an actual plane, it’s a marvel of craftsmanship so unobtrusive that it’s easily mistaken for mundanity. Read full review
70
Little White LiesRafaela Sales RossJan 26, 2023
A tightly-paced action thriller, Plane competently delivers on the deliciously formulaic tropes of the genre. Read full review
80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJan 26, 2023
There’s lots to enjoy in this aviation disaster thriller slash tropical shoot-em-up, with its uproariously blunt title high on the list. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJan 23, 2023
There’s always room for another first-rate action thriller, and Plane breathlessly packs its punches in spades. Read full review
83
UproxxVince ManciniJan 14, 2023
Plane perfect movie for Gerard Butler solidify Gerard Butler brand action movie. Everyone know Gerard Butler not Daniel Day-Lewis, he even maybe not Bruce Willis, but Gerard Butler Gerard Butler, and sometimes Gerard Butler good. Read full review
75
The Film StageEthan VestbyJan 13, 2023
While Plane is meant to be a disposable object, the marks of intelligent filmmaking will make it linger as a positive point of comparison against various irritatingly tongue-in-cheek, cartoonish action films of late. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJan 13, 2023
The violence is visceral and presented with just enough authenticity to make you quiver. The context, however, is unreal enough that you don’t have to think too hard about it. You weren’t supposed to be thinking anyway. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerJan 13, 2023
By laying off the action-movie gas pedal, Plane makes Butler, performing in his native Scottish accent, more warmly likable than he’s been in years. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlan NgJan 13, 2023
In the end, Plane is a high-adventure thrill ride. Unplug your brain. Suspend disbelief and strap in. No lectures, moralizing, or virtue signaling. Just an everyman trying to get home to his family. It may also serve as motivation to take a few wilderness survival courses. Read full review
67
The PlaylistSimon ThompsonJan 12, 2023
Consider this an entertaining popcorn movie to start the year off right, and as Gerard Butler actioners go, a solid mid-tier production. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJan 12, 2023
If you go into it expecting nothing more than to enjoy watching a sweaty Butler manhandle some bad guys while Colter manhandles him, you’ll be more than satisfied with the ride Plane offers — a well-executed hunk of pulpy entertainment. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJan 12, 2023
Plane” sinks (or rises, depending on your perspective) to “hell yeah” ridiculousness only at the end, delivering a punchline that lands at the right time. Read full review
70
CNNBrian LowryJan 12, 2023
Granted, the overall exercise feels more efficient than inspired, but there’s something to be said for that sort of workmanlike ethic in an old-fashioned “B” movie fashion. Those attributes don’t necessarily merit rushing out to buy a ticket, but wherever and whenever one ends up boarding this flight, taken on its terms, it’s not a bad trip. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredAlejandra MartinezJan 11, 2023
As a whole, PLANE is a fun, dumb throwback to a simpler time at the movies, and sometimes, that’s all you need. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJan 11, 2023
Plane is a shot of adrenaline and fast-paced, brain-free fun. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJan 11, 2023
We’ve gotten too used to action as mere spectacle, explosions on a video screen. Plane takes time — not a lot of time, but just enough — to make this a story about people. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisJan 11, 2023
It ain’t Shakespeare, but if the bread-and-butter movies of Butler’s career were as compactly entertaining and as plausible (granted, a relative term) as Plane, he might get a little more respect Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 11, 2023
Fortunately for moviegoers, the veteran Scottish actor is an engaging, charismatic presence, and Plane is the sort of breathlessly paced suspenser that barely leaves a moment for audiences to stop suspending their disbelief. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 11, 2023
Plane is fodder, but the picture brazens through its own implausibilities, carried along — and occasionally aloft — by Gerard Butler’s squinty dynamo resolve. Read full review
80
UproxxMike RyanJan 11, 2023
It never gets convoluted or caught up in itself like movies with meta-sounding titles sometimes tend to do. It’s a ’90s style, R-rated action movie that just keeps moving, with very little fat, and delivers some true applause moments. Read full review
70
SlashfilmRyan ScottJan 11, 2023
It's a movie that delivers exactly what it promises. You pull up to the drive-thru, you order your food, you get what you pay for. A fine Saturday afternoon if you ask me. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJan 11, 2023
It’s the junky, janky mid-winter Liam Neeson thriller we used to get with that first flip of the calendar, only this one stars Gerard Butler, and is directed by Jean-Francois Richet, whose two-part gangster biopic “Mesrine” was pretty juicy. This one’s more pulp than juice, but it’s enjoyable. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubJordan HoffmanJan 11, 2023
If you buy a ticket for this one, just know there’s no First Class option. But with moderate expectations, you’ll still get to your destination. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJan 11, 2023
Plane may not take you anywhere you’ve never gone before, but if you’re buying a ticket to a movie called Plane, odds are it will get you exactly where you want to go. Read full review
70
IGNSiddhant AdlakhaJan 11, 2023
Its few hints of flair may not cement it as a genre classic, but they’re enough to make it momentarily fun. Read full review
85
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJan 11, 2023
It is all such gloriously smart stupidity that you cannot help but applaud everyone involved for sticking the landing. Read full review
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