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Flightplan (2005) 6.1
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6.1/10 from 89,460 users
Metascore: 53/100
Reviews: 584 user | 230 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane. Director:Robert Schwentke |
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| Jodie Foster | ... | ||
| Peter Sarsgaard | ... | ||
| Sean Bean | ... | ||
| Kate Beahan | ... | ||
| Michael Irby | ... | ||
| Assaf Cohen | ... | ||
| Erika Christensen | ... | ||
| Shane Edelman | ... | ||
| Mary Gallagher | ... | ||
| Haley Ramm | ... | ||
| Forrest Landis | ... | ||
| Jana Kolesárová | ... | ||
| Brent Sexton | ... | ||
| Marlene Lawston | ... | ||
| Judith Scott | ... | ||
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The husband of aviation engineer Kyle Pratt has just died in Berlin. Now she is flying back to New York with his coffin and their six-year-old daughter Julia. Three hours into the flight Kyle awakens to find that Julia is gone! It's a big double-decker plane, so very concerned mother has a lot of territory to cover in order to find her daughter. But as Kyle fights to discern the truth, she takes matters into her own hands. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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If Someone Took Everything You Live For... How Far Would You Go To Get It Back?Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for violence and some intense plot material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
23 September 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Plan de vuelo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,694,350 (UK) (25 November 2005)Gross:
$89,706,988 (USA) (3 March 2006)Company Credits
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Mortuary Director: [in German, subtitled] Would you like a moment of privacy before the casket is sealed?
Kyle: [hesitantly] Okay.
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Written & Performed by Rupert Pope (as Ru Pope)
Courtesy of Extreme Production Music USA
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Trivia
Although the AALTO Air E-474 featured in this movie is a fictional aircraft, it does bear a strong resemblance in overall design to the real-life double-decker Airbus A380-800, with the movie's cockpit being nearly identical to the A380's. See more »Goofs
In the exterior shot at the airport you can clearly see that the "Leipzig/Halle Airport" signs at the jet bridge are pasted over because the adhesive foil color does not match exactly the color of the jet bridge. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mortuary Director: [in German, subtitled] Would you like a moment of privacy before the casket is sealed?
Kyle: [hesitantly] Okay.
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Crazy Credits
The end credits roll over a blue wire frame animation of the airliner used in the movie. See more »Soundtracks
"Silent Poet"Written & Performed by Rupert Pope (as Ru Pope)
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I have not seen that many Jodie Foster films, but being that she is a fairly well known actress and Flightplan's premise seemed as good as any's I gave it a shot when invited to an opening showing with two friends.
What followed was a mixture between humor, failed tension, and borderline entertainment.
Flightplan derives its plot from a Hitchcock standpoint: A woman (Foster) boards a plane with her daughter, falls asleep and discovers that the little girl is missing. In a frenzy to locate her missing child she frightens both crew and passengers alike in a search that may be only in her mind.
Trouble is Flightplan never builds much excitement, leaving the audience caught between wondering the truth behind the film's mystery and not really caring but hoping things get interesting before everything is over.
Jodie Foster plays a good anxious, worried mother and I had the urge to just reach up, slap her and say "Cut that out!" A well done acting role on her part that sparks empathy and emotional responses from those watching, bravo. Now if only the other characters could have been as successful...
A few seconds into Foster's flight we are introduced to Pigeon Eyes,(Peter Sarsgaard) a shady looking character who explains himself to be an air marshal. He sports a monotonous disposition that could rival Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker impression, except when situation demands a slightly more energetic tone of voice.
The entire films manages to hold itself together without boring the viewers but not exactly showing them the time of their life either. A few predictable plot twists manage to change things up just enough to have it stand out much better than some suspense thrillers (The Interpreter with Nicole Kidman springs to mind.).
Overall, Flightplan stands as an easily forgettable and average entry in the Jodie Foster film history.
5/10