Gary Stretch, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello
Sept. 11, 2001 was an unusually warm day in New York. Will Jimeno, an officer with the Port Authority Police Department, was tempted to take a personal day to enjoy his hobby of bow hunting, but ultim...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2007
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September 18, 2009World Trade Center is way too schmaltzy with loads of mistakes in it too. That quite unforgivable really. Still, its got good acting and is well shot. The DVD extras are quite good too but it?s nothing like Oliver Stone?s usual greatness.
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July 10, 2009The film accomplishes something worthwhile by providing an inspirational message of hope as a testament to the good humanity is capable of, selling it with relatively unslanted truth more powerful than any political opinion could have been. The film is a terrific example of art's...( read more)
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April 9, 2009A lot could be said about the decision to make a movie about these horrible events of 9/11 so soon, when everyone still has those images in front of their eyes. The problem of the film is not that, though. It's the fact that it reduces the crime of the century to a simple rescue ...( read more)
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April 8, 2009Provides the same type of cheap emotions as a roller coaster, of course I cried a lot in front of so much courage and solidarity, of course the abnegation of these men was admirable, but ultimately the film's pretty poor.
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January 29, 2009I wasn't as affected by this as I thought I would be. There's one horrible moment when you hear all of the fallen firemen's personal alarms go off after the collapse. (These only start up if the fireman stops moving during a rescue.) Otherwise, it's solid, but I didn't leave with...( read more)
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November 14, 2009Pretty well done considering everybodys sensitivity towards 9/11. Well written (based on true events).
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November 10, 2009wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that connor paolo, gary stretch, maggie gyllenhaal, maria bello, nicholas cage, nicky katt, michael pena play good ...( read more)
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November 9, 2009the only thing that makes the movie bearable is the fact that it's about a real and recent event.
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November 8, 2009World Trade Center starts like New York is like any other ordinary day.
The director Oliver Stone takes us through the daily routines of uniformed officers. As the movie progresses this is panned out to tell the back stories of families, wives and friends. This is America unde...( read more)
Critic Reviews
August 11, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim
August 9, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Stone does everything he can to do justice to the real-life people he's depicting, and yet nothing he does can cover up the film's single but overarching weakness: The personal story he uses to portra... full review
August 9, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
It displays optimism, patriotism, emotional frankness and faith. Detractors might call it sentimental. Most of all, it exhibits no political slant whatsoever, injecting only heartfelt empathy for the ... full review
August 8, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Stone takes one of the most tragic events of this century and focuses on the hope, humanity and determination that also held sway amid the darkness. full review
August 8, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Even when Stone is clumsy, he at least seems to recognize that he can't possibly re-create the experience of these policemen: The best he can do is put it onstage, reminding us that this happened to s... full review
August 8, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
It looks at the tragedy on intimate, personal terms, with a sensitivity and restraint the macho provocateur has rarely revealed before. full review
August 8, 2006
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Oliver Stone has taken a public tragedy and turned it into something at once genuinely stirring and terribly sad.
August 7, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Their film is gripping -- and should be: It has its tentacles around you from its stark title on. It's a title that means so many things to so many people. full review
August 4, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The script, by newcomer Andrea Berloff, who worked with both couples to get the details right, has the sting of reality to work against any sugarcoating. full review
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October 25, 2008i think we should stop making moives on stuff of 9 11 i i only think that because what of the family who lost moms dads and borther sister friends girlfriends boyfriends wifs and husbands? how does it make them feel? watching perveiws on moive like this reading it in newspaper of it coming out. i just dont think its right its still to fresh in people minds. its just not right to think of the pain those people in the trade center with thou even if its a moive or something eles its just not right. im not saying we should forget about what happen. i think we should take a brake from making moives on our war and 9 11 . and instead of making moive on the world trade center what of the hope tower? where are they ? its been 7 years. why arnt we doing any thing about that? all thats thier is a hole why arent the amercain people mad about this? i think no scratch that i BELIVE THAT IF WE MAKE MOIVE ON 911 THEN GIVE THE MONEY TO THE FAMILYS
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August 15, 2008No one wants to admit it but we just wanted to get the first hand experience on what it would have been like to be in the towers at the time of the attacks etc. This was an opportunity missed but I feel this would appeal to most Americans because they can relate to the firemans feelings etc and we all no how much Americans talk about their feelings and their dedication to their country, which is good really in times like this. But in places like Europe, we can’t get to grips with all the lovey dovey stuff and basically I just wanted to see what it was like. I’m not being fecicious but that is what I expected. I would have also wanted to see what spin they took on who’s fault the towers collasped. I don’t know whether the states are getting this information but all signs are pointing to bombs being planted. I believe the conspiracy theory now, straight after I watched a youtube video of a fireman running out to a street shouting “there’s bombs in the building!”. Also Bush‘s reaction!!!
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April 7, 2008OMG!!! R U SERIOUS PPL. COME ON!!! I AGREE WITH THE GIRL WHO COMMENTED BEFORE ME! THEY ONLY DID TWO PPL CAUSE THEY KNOW FIRST HAND. AND THE OTHER FAMILIES MAY HAVE NOT OF AGREED TO BE IN THE MOVIE. AND HOLLYWOOD DIDN'T JUST DO THIS FOR THE MONEY. I CAN'T BELIEVE U'D THINK THAT. IT'S SO PPL CAN ACTUALLY KNOW HOW MUCH COURAGE AND BRAVERY IT TOOK TO ACTUALLY GO IN THERE KNOWING THAT U MIGHT NOT COME BACK OUT. I MEAN, THIS IS FOR THE FAMILIES OUT THERE WHO LOST SOMEONE ON THAT DAY. IT'S SO PPL CAN TRULY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, HOW IT FELT, AND WHO WAS THERE. IF THEY WOULD'VE DONE IT FOR THE MONEY, THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE GONE INTO GREAT DETAIL. I MEAN, THIS MOVIE REALLY TELLS HOW AMERICA IS STRONG. HOW WE ALL CAN COME TOGETHER DURING A CRISIS. I SAW IT, I CRIED. I MEAN, FOR EVERYTHING THOSE FAMILIES WERE GOING THROUGH. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT MOVIE, NOT SAYING WHAT HAPPENED WAS GOOD, I'M JUST SAYING, THAT THEY MADE THIS MOVIE THE RIGHT WAY. AND ONE MORE THING, U CAN'T HATE THE ACTORS EITHER.
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July 18, 2007This movie was well made. I was reading other comments. People asked why the movie only revolved around those two people. Those two people were the only one's who could trully tell you first hand what it felt like to be there when the towers fell. There were only 20 people taken out of the rubble. And no they couldn't say anything about the people who jumped from the towers....that would be too much. and to add how would anyone know what any of the people up there were thinking. thier not alive to tell thier story. These two men were. They made it. and i think thier story was told in a very good light.
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April 7, 2007It really is a moving movie, it brought so much raw emotions to the surface and in response to the comments about how it would be boring because it revolves around 2 people, that is only 2 of 20 that survived, it says so at the end.
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March 22, 2007My mate has lent me this film, havent watched it yet, after reading all of this, not sure if I want to.
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March 18, 2007I think its disgusting that Hollywood have to turn tragedies into money making movies. I think its just awful, what if the parents and families of the actual people who died on that horrible day saw Hollywood only talk about 2 firemen for the duration of the film. How would they feel? Well done Nick Cage, lost total respect.
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February 10, 2007about two ppl!!! dats jst stupid lik....wat bou de ppl dat had 2 jump?? wat bou de ppl dat we smashd in2 it??
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February 3, 2007If a movie is good then it is good, regardless of the perception of those who would go beyond casting doubt, but even hatred for a film that they very likely have not seen. Countless ppl have seen this movie & most of them enjoyed it, regardless of the negativity that this movie has received from certain ppl, many of them who don't like Nicolas Cage.
I haven't seen this movie & I won't rate it until I do. Many ppl rate many movies on here when they don't like the looks of them, but they nonetheless haven't seen them & barely anything irritates me more...
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