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Black Box

2021 · Movie · G · 130 min · ★ 7.3 · 89% critics

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A young aircraft “black box” analyst investigates a deadly crash and starts to suspect the official explanation doesn’t match what the recordings reveal. Defying orders, he digs deeper into the evidence, pulling himself into a risky search for the truth that could cost him everything.

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Details
Original title
Boîte noire
Years
2021
Release date
2021-09-08
Language
French
Rated
G
Runtime
130 min
Critic score
89/100
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (1,434 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, detail-driven investigation thriller where doubts keep piling up and the pressure escalates, similar in spirit to Goliath; Not for you if you dislike slow-burn suspense or grim themes.

Pros: tense mystery; high-stakes investigation; unsettling discoveries | Cons: slow-burn pacing; obsessive lead; heavy subject matter

Themes

  • airplane
  • conspiracy
  • airplane crash
  • anomaly
  • plane crash
  • conspiracy thriller
  • ntsb

Awards & recognition

  • Valois du public · 2021
  • César AwardBest Sound · 2022 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Original Screenplay · 2022 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Actor · 2022 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Music Written for a Film · 2022 · nominated
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  • César AwardBest Editing · 2022 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Yann Gozlan