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* Grant and Baker stopping the fighter planes from shooting them down by flashing morse code with the tail lights at the last second, even though by Baker's own admission he's kind of rusty at Morse Code.

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* Grant and Baker stopping the fighter planes from shooting them down by flashing morse code with the tail lights taillights at the last second, even though by Baker's own admission he's kind of rusty at Morse Code.



* All of the soldiers preparations for the raid, such as the cameras they drill through the roof to watch the hijackers throughout the movie.

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* All of the soldiers soldier's preparations for the raid, such as the cameras they drill through the roof to watch the hijackers throughout the movie.
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* [[spoiler: Travis's HeroicSacrifice]].
* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.]]

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* [[spoiler: Travis's HeroicSacrifice]].
HeroicSacrifice.
* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.]]



* The Sky Marshal shooting Jaffa in the back at the beginning of the final battle, although [[MadeOfIron it didn't kill him.]]

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* The Sky Marshal shooting Jaffa Hassan in the back at the beginning of the final battle, although [[MadeOfIron it didn't kill him.]]



* Grant revealing he found the bomb, and the look on Jaffa's face when he does. Unfortunately, it then leads to Jaffa [[spoiler:Shooting the pilots.]]

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* Grant revealing he found the bomb, and the look on Jaffa's Hassan's face when he does. Unfortunately, it then leads to Jaffa [[spoiler:Shooting Hassan shooting the pilots.]]
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* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.]]

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* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.]]]]
* Grant and Baker stopping the fighter planes from shooting them down by flashing morse code with the tail lights at the last second, even though by Baker's own admission he's kind of rusty at Morse Code.
* The Sky Marshal shooting Jaffa in the back at the beginning of the final battle, although [[MadeOfIron it didn't kill him.]]
* Grant deducing Hassan's real plan just minutes after hearing about the hijacking provides quite the AwesomeByAnalysis moment.
* Grant revealing he found the bomb, and the look on Jaffa's face when he does. Unfortunately, it then leads to Jaffa [[spoiler:Shooting the pilots.]]
* Grant and Jean landing the plane despite his limited experience with ''small'' engine planes.
* All of the soldiers preparations for the raid, such as the cameras they drill through the roof to watch the hijackers throughout the movie.
* The paralyzed Cappy and the untrained Cahill working together to disarm the bomb, with Cappy watching the process through mirrors and having Cahill serve as his hands.
** Cappy passing out but, then waking up just in time to keep Cahill from making a crucial mistake by cutting the wrong wire provides an unusually non-action BigDamnHeroes moment.
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* The paralyzed Cappy and the untrained Cahill working together to disarm the bomb, especially the scene where Cappy passes ut but then wakes up just in time to keep Cahill from making a crucial mistake.

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* The paralyzed Cappy and the untrained Cahill working together to disarm the bomb, especially the scene where Cappy passes ut out but then wakes up just in time to keep Cahill from making a crucial mistake.mistake.
* Grant and Baker using morse code with the tail lights to signal the fighters and keep them from shooting the plane down.
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* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.]]

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* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.]]]]
* The simple premise of infiltrating a plane in mid-flight, methodically planning out how to attack, and then wiping out the terrorists so easily probably counts.
* The paralyzed Cappy and the untrained Cahill working together to disarm the bomb, especially the scene where Cappy passes ut but then wakes up just in time to keep Cahill from making a crucial mistake.
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* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.

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* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.]]
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* [[spoiler: Travis's HeroicSacrifice]].
* Grant has a pretty epic BatmanGambit towards the end, when he pretends to be a terrorist using Jean as a "hostage" to get to who he suspects is the sleeper agent on the plane, who is controlling the bomb. [[spoiler: He's initially wrong, but he quickly finds the real one and tries to shoot him, misses, and then actually ''jumps over the freaking seats'' to stop him.

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