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Air (2023)

Air tells the story of one of Nike's most popular shoes ever made, the Air Jordan. Matt Damon stars as Sonny Vaccaro, who took a risk to center a shoe line on the then amateur basketball player Michael Jordan. Damon is reunited with Ben Affleck in the film, and also stars Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis.

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PG-13
Biopic
Drama
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Director
Ben Affleck
Release Date
April 5, 2023
Studio(s)
Amazon Studios
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures , Amazon Studios
Cast
Ben Affleck , Viola Davis , Matt Damon , Jason Bateman , Gustaf Skarsgård , Chris Messina
Writers
Alex Convery
Runtime
95 minutes

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