Pushing Tin
Directed by Mike NewellA feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.
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- flavo433d agoPushing Tin attempts a tricky balancing act: turning the high‑stress world of air traffic controllers into a comedy while making its characters look effortlessly cool. That’s a tall order, and unfortunately the film never quite manages it. The premise has real potential—ATCs have one of the most demanding jobs on the planet, and building a story around that pressure could have been fascinating, even funny. But the characters here are so exaggerated, so smug, so over‑sexualised, and so relentlessly abrasive that you start to dislike them long before the movie ends. Their flaws aren’t charming or revealing; they’re simply grating. While the film clearly aims for a mix of swagger and humour, it leans too heavily into caricature, losing any chance at genuine insight into the profession. Pushing Tin deserves credit for taking a swing at an unusual subject, but this just isn’t the version that sticks the landing.
- Michael JohnsonDecember 18, 2025Pushing Tin has a rough start and really tries hard to make air traffic control feel hip and cool, which can be a little off-putting at first. But once it settles in, the movie pulls you into its strange energy and ensemble cast, and you kind of get tangled up in the chaos and just want to keep watching. It’s definitely a very ’90s movie for better and worse. But by the end, its weirdness becomes part of the charm.
- David DanielJune 3, 2025A superior cast is squandered here, what was the films objective? The story and characters stumble away from every scene left unresolved, unfulfilled. So much potential and yet at the end there is nothing.
- John PFebruary 6, 2025I like it, but I think John Cusack is good. Not keen on Jolie though!
Pushing Tin Trivia
Pushing Tin was released on April 23, 1999.
Pushing Tin was directed by Mike Newell.
Pushing Tin has a runtime of 2 hr 4 min.
Pushing Tin was produced by Art Linson.
The key characters in Pushing Tin are Nick Falzone (John Cusack), Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton), Connie Falzone (Cate Blanchett).
Pushing Tin is rated R.
Pushing Tin is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film.
Pushing Tin has an audience rating of 4.2 out of 10.