97 Minutes

97 Minutes is a 2023 British action thriller film starring Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and MyAnna Buring, directed by Timo Vuorensola, written by Pavan Grover, and produced by Jake Seal, Pavan Grover, and Jamie R. Thompson.

Synopsis
A hijacked airplane has 97 minutes before it runs out of fuel.

Cast

 * Alec Baldwin as NSA Director Hawkins
 * Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Alex
 * MyAnna Buring as Kim
 * Jo Martin as Toyin
 * Pavan Grover as Anan
 * Valery Danko as Baby's Mother
 * Michael Sirow as Asghar
 * Anjul Nigam as Hitar
 * Davor Tomic as Marko
 * Slavko Sobin as Orca
 * Luke J I Smith as Goran
 * Kasia Koleczek as Leika
 * Austin Parsons as Red
 * Chris Wilson as Passenger
 * Peter Brooke as Stuart

Production
Baldwin was filming in Alton, Hampshire on 9 February 2022. Baldwin posted videos on his social media accounts to say "it was strange working again" after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on his previous film set Rust. On 16 February 2022 Jonathan Rhys Meyers and MyAnna Buring were announced as having joined the cast on the production at Black Hangar Studios, along with actors Jo Martin, Michael Sirow, Anjul Nigam, Davor Tomic, Slavko Sobin, Luke J I Smith and Kasia Koleczek. Jamie R Thompson from Lighthouse Pictures and Jake Seal from Orwo Studios produced with Pavan Grover. Michael Arata, Jerry Daigle, Suraj Gohill, Avi Haas and Ford Corbett were executive producers. Funding with Orwo are Origo Financial Services, with Orwo Film Distribution doing the international sales. 97 Minutes is produced by Pavan Grover, Jamie Thompson, and Jake Seal. Working from a script by Pavan Grover director Timo Vuorensola and cinematographer Konstantin Freyer wrapped filming after only 18 days on two film sets. Grover said Baldwin had been attached for 18 months prior to the filming and the part had been tailored for him. Previously, William Hurt had been attached to the film. Grover had written the script whilst working as an interventional spine specialist and minimally invasive surgeon in Houston, Texas in 2009.

Release
Writer and co-producer Pavan Grover reported 97 Minutes was due for a limited theater release on June 9, 2023. 97 Minutes became available on Hulu in September 2023.