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United 93

2006 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 7.1 · 90% critics

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This real-time drama recounts the events aboard a hijacked United Flight that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers foiled the terrorist plot. The story unfolds both inside the aircraft and through the scrambling response from officials on the ground and in the skies.

Based on 9/11 Commission Report

Also known as United 93 (Flight 93) · United vol 93

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Details
Years
2006
Release date
2006-04-28
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
111 min
Critic score
90/100
TMDB rating
7.1/10 (1,638 votes)
About

You’ll likely like United 93 if you want an intense, reality-based recounting of hijacking events and the pressure facing people on the ground and in the air; Not for you if you prefer a more emotionally warm story or lighter viewing, like Vera Drake.

Pros: respectful tension; real-feeling stakes; hard to look away | Cons: emotionally distant; matter-of-fact retelling; difficult watch

Themes

  • airplane
  • war on terror
  • hijacking
  • terror cell
  • based on true story
  • emergency landing
  • airplane hijacking
  • terrorism
  • 9/11
  • real time
  • terrorist group
  • al qaeda
  • +3 more

Awards & recognition

  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 2006
  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2007 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2007 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Paul Greengrass