Air

In 1980s Oregon, Sonny Vaccaro works in Nike’s struggling basketball division, which is competing with larger brands for promising players. He believes rookie Michael Jordan could give the company a chance, even though Jordan seems beyond Nike’s reach. Sonny joins forces with Nike executive Rob Strasser and approaches Jordan’s agent David Falk, while Jordan’s mother, Deloris, takes an active role in deciding what her son’s talent is worth. Their negotiations lead toward a new basketball shoe and the creation of the Air Jordan brand.