Olivia Thirlby, David Alan Basche, Liza Colon-Zayas
This is the story of the takeoff and hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 by terrorists, the discovery by passengers with cell phones that other hijacked planes had been steered into the World Trade...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 5, 2006
Stats: 8,285 reviews
Greengrass manages to capture the horror, without showing anything horrific, in this intense portrayal of what happened on that terrible day. Although I do not believe for one second that what happens in this film happened in real life, I have the upmost respect and admiration fo...( read more)
much better than the budget version made around the same time "flight 93". i'm not a big fan of paul greengrass screwing up the bourne movies after the awesome first one.... but here he does exactly what is required
Greengrass has a talent for making you feel like you are right there in the chaos. His style suits the subject matter.
Every generation has a day that everyone remembers where they were when the event took place. For my grand parents it was Pearl harbor. For my parents it was the Kennedy assassination. For us it was 9/11. It's events like these that scar themselves into the psyche and you're able...( read more)
This is an incredible movie. Certainly one of the most moving that I have seen in many years.
Casting relative unknowns was the key to this frightening realistic portrayal of September 11. Though, due to the casting real people in many roles, the dialogue's delivery does suffe...( read more)
Brilliant, but so disturbing, I don't think I'll ever watch it again.
Fantasía gringa en torno al autogolpe del 9-11. Un paliativo para que los gringos se sigan creyendo heroes...
... a powerful and thoughtful dramatization of the terrorist crash of United Flight 93 ... full review
Greengrass' own formidable version brings [the story of United Airlines Flight 93] to life -- and to death -- with a bluntness and nobility that are almost too hard to bear. full review
To watch United 93 is to be confronted with the grim chaotic reality of that autumn day in 2001. full review
... a monumental achievement that stands above any film this year. full review
United 93 doesn't provide tidy answers or emotional catharsis, but it is a courageous exploration of painful issues. full review
It is undeniably the most gut-wrenching and captivating film released this year. full review
I've never had a more excruciating moviegoing experience in my life, and as brilliantly crafted -- and as adamantly unexploitive -- as the picture is, it still leaves you wondering why it was made in ... full review
With events as well known as these, Greengrass doesn't need to sensationalize. The film is more powerful when he un -sensationalizes. full review
I wish my friend Cheyenne Jackson the Actor that also starred in this movie; his name was listed here. He's a newer Actor, I started working w/him when he was just starting out at The Everett Performing Arts Center in Everett Washington. Love ya' Cheyenne!
it started out a bit boring -- weather forecasts, meetings, w8ing @ the airport... But then once the hijackers took action, it got really exciting. was kept on the edge of my seat when the passengers of the flight fought baq & called their familys & bid them farewell. tht was really moving. it really made up 4 the slow beginning.
please watch the documentry "loose change" if your atall interested it has alot of really good information 911
this film is like you was there and i started thinking what would i have done in this situation........the answer the honest answer i really don't know this film sadden me so much i don't think i can watch this again once was enough but i am glad i did cos i now know what happened and of course i will never ever forget i have also watched the world trade center but this film had me gripped to the edge of the seat and my guts churning may all the people who died on this horrible and meaningless tragedy rest in peace.
Well done movie, they handled the topic in a "tasteful" fashion, not too hollywoodized. Check out the movie trailer before the Oscars on Sunday to get yourself caught up... we've got a ton of trailers at gotuit.com
www.gotuit.com/channels/entertainment.html
Honestly, I wasn't the one who wants to watch this movie, but it ends up better than I thought.
I won't watch it again though - there were too much tensions.
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