United 93

United Kingdom, United States, France

2006

111 Min

Color

2.35:1

English

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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EXEC Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward

PROD Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Greengrass, Lloyd Levin

CAST J.J. Johnson, Gary Commock, Polly Adams, Opal Alladin, Starla Benford, Trish Gates, Nancy McDoniel, David Alan Basche, Richard Bekins, Susan Blommaert, Ray Charleson, Christian Clemenson, Liza Colon-Zayas, Denny Dillon, Cheyenne Jackson, Olivia Thirlby, Peter Hermann, Khalid Abdalla, Lewis Alsmari, Omar Berdouni, Jamie Harding, Ben Sliney, Gregg Henry

ED Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, Christopher Rouse

On September, 11th 2001, two American Airlines and two United Airlines domestic U.S. flights are hijacked by terrorists. After the collision of two planes against the World Trade Center and one against the Pentagon, the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 decide to struggle against the four terrorist to take back the control of the airplane. —IMDb

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HKFanatic

1Jan13

One of the most harrowing, gut-wrenching viewing experiences I've ever had. With a subject as controversial as this, there's no way Paul Greengrass could have made "United 93" without upsetting some people. And frankly it's not hard to see both sides of the argument: the suggestion that making such a film is exploitative, and the other side that declares "United 93" is a lasting tribute to the courage on display that day. Drowning out the hardball debates, though, I'd argue Greengrass' technique is beyond reproach. Forget the term 'shakycam': the crackling handheld photography places you in each grueling second as it ticks by on the plane. A single shot of several hands grasping at flight controls becomes the emotional climax of the entire film, an abstraction of the passengers' struggle to retake their fate.

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Brian Padian

19Jan12

loved. terrifying in a singular way

Subterranean Cinema

15Jan12

WTC was truly terrible, but United 93 transcended all of the cliches and turned out to be a shattering masterpiece, the first half an ultra-realistic faux documentary showing the air traffic controller horrified reactions to the worsening terror from the skies, the second half a heart-wrenching portrayal of people forced to face a certain imminent death, and who choose to rage against the dying of the light. ***** 5

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