Sully
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 96 min · ★ 7.2 · 80% critics
After a passenger jet is forced into a dangerous emergency landing, the person at the controls is celebrated as a hero while also facing intense scrutiny. The film follows the pressure, doubt, and public attention surrounding a real-life aviation crisis.
Based on Highest Duty
Also known as Sully: Miracle on the Hudson
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (7,726 votes)
- Box office
- $240,797,623
- Budget
- $60,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy calm, emotional true-event dramas like Richard Jewell or The Impossible; Not for you if you want fast action or broad character backstories.
Pros: gripping true story; strong lead performance; emotional restraint | Cons: familiar real events; thin supporting roles; slow for some
Themes
- rescue
- new york city
- airplane
- investigation
- pilot
- based on true story
- emergency landing
- flight
- aviation
- airplane accident
- based on memoir or autobiography
- bird attack
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tom Hanks
as Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
Aaron Eckhart
as Jeff Skiles
Anna Gunn
as Elizabeth Davis
Holt McCallany
as Mike Cleary
Mike O'Malley
as Charles Porter
Jamey Sheridan
as Ben Edwards
Valerie Mahaffey
as Diane Higgins
Delphi Harrington
as Lucille Palmer
Ahmed Lucan
as Egyptian Driver
Laura Linney
as Lorrie Sullenberger
Directed by Clint Eastwood