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Air

Air

Some icons are meant to fly.

20237.31h 52m

Overview

Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.

Directed by Ben Affleck
Written by Alex Convery
Produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Michael Berman
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $90.1M

Top Cast

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Sonny Vaccaro

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Rob Strasser

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Phil Knight

Chris Messina

Chris Messina

David Falk

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Deloris Jordan

Julius Tennon

Julius Tennon

James Jordan

Damian Young

Damian Young

Michael Jordan

Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker

Howard White

Matthew Maher

Matthew Maher

Peter Moore

Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Horst Dassler

Themes & Keywords

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About Air

Air is a drama, history film released in 2023 exploring themes of sports, based on true story, basketball, shoe, national basketball association (nba), duringcreditsstinger. Directed by Ben Affleck, it stars Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck. Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.

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