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Flightplan

  • 20052005
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 38m
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A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet, the child vanishes, and nobody will admit she was ever on the plane.A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet, the child vanishes, and nobody will admit she was ever on the plane.A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet, the child vanishes, and nobody will admit she was ever on the plane.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
162K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,247
1,078
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    • Director
      • Robert Schwentke
    • Writers
      • Peter A. Dowling
      • Billy Ray
    • Stars
      • Jodie Foster
      • Peter Sarsgaard
      • Sean Bean
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    • Director
      • Robert Schwentke
    • Writers
      • Peter A. Dowling
      • Billy Ray
    • Stars
      • Jodie Foster
      • Peter Sarsgaard
      • Sean Bean
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    • 669User reviews
    • 219Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Jodie Foster and Marlene Lawston in Flightplan (2005)
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    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Kyle Pratt
    Peter Sarsgaard
    Peter Sarsgaard
    • Carson
    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Captain Rich
    Kate Beahan
    Kate Beahan
    • Stephanie
    Michael Irby
    Michael Irby
    • Obaid
    Assaf Cohen
    Assaf Cohen
    • Ahmed
    Erika Christensen
    Erika Christensen
    • Fiona
    Shane Edelman
    Shane Edelman
    • Mr. Loud
    Mary Gallagher
    Mary Gallagher
    • Mrs. Loud
    Haley Ramm
    Haley Ramm
    • Brittany Loud
    Forrest Landis
    Forrest Landis
    • Rhett Loud
    Jana Kolesárová
    Jana Kolesárová
    • Claudia
    Brent Sexton
    Brent Sexton
    • Elias
    Marlene Lawston
    Marlene Lawston
    • Julia
    Judith Scott
    Judith Scott
    • Estella
    John Benjamin Hickey
    John Benjamin Hickey
    • David
    Matt Bomer
    Matt Bomer
    • Eric
    • (as Matthew Bomer)
    Gavin Grazer
    Gavin Grazer
    • FBI Agent
    • Director
      • Robert Schwentke
    • Writers
      • Peter A. Dowling
      • Billy Ray
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Jodie Foster's role was originally written for Sean Penn. The original character's name of "Kyle" was even kept. Coincidentally, Penn's role in The Game (1997) was originally intended for Jodie Foster.
    • Goofs
      Over the course of the movie, Kyle's search for her daughter takes us further and further into the various compartments and holds of the aircraft, eventually taking us into areas far beneath flight deck. The problem here is with the layout of the bowels of the aircraft. As shown, this airliner's computer room is large and cavernous, with much empty and unused space. In reality, virtually every square inch of any passenger liner has a purpose, and with the exception of passenger and crew areas, every other part of an airliner is unbelievably cramped, filled with cargo, electronics, hydraulics, or emergency equipment. Such a waste of space, as depicted in this film, simply wouldn't exist.
    • Quotes

      [to his children, as they have a pillow fight]

      Mr. Loud: I wish you guys would do that with bricks once in a while. That way it would end faster!

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits roll over a blue wire frame animation of the airliner used in the movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cabin Pressure: Designing the Aalto E-474 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Silent Poet
      Written & Performed by Rupert Pope (as Ru Pope)

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    User reviews669

    Review
    Top review
    Does well enough for the majority to keep going to the end when the silly answers to the puzzle are revealed
    Having just lost her husband when he threw himself off the roof of their building, Kyle is a mess and is just trying to keep it together long enough to take his coffin and their young daughter back to the US. They fall asleep in the back of the half full plane but three hours into the flight Kyle wakes up to find her daughter gone. The crew help her look but, as time goes on Kyle becomes more and more frantic and scared for her daughter. At the same time the crew and her fellow passengers become more incredulous at her claims.

    Despite my reservations that this would just be a poor photocopy of The Lady Vanishes I decided to give this a go and surprised myself by actually enjoying it up to a point. The film opens well, with supernatural twists and cold hues to the film that make us think all sorts of things and then builds on that. The confines of the plane help the tension be raised slowly and effectively while the fact that the audience never know what is really happening helps to keep us on edge. For the majority of the film this works well but at some point it has to decide an option to take and, at this point the questions get answered and it is a problem that the answers don't make a lot of sense. In fact they require a lot of suspension of belief and the ability to not question them. Luckily, for me the film had built up enough of a head of steam to just about make it to the finishing line despite this sudden blow – everything is in play and the end is near and it is tension and involvement that gets you there. This was the point I felt it struggled but I always knew it was going to come and by showing its hand late in the game and playing to its strengths for the majority of the time I felt it just about pulled it off.

    Foster isn't that great here in terms of range but she does sell the wide-eyed panic she has to deliver and her performance helps the film build tension within the cabin while also sharing her doubts about herself with the audience. Sarsgaard is enjoyable in his role and works well with Foster. Bean is a good presence and moves well from helping to serious doubt. The support cast throw in plenty of reasonable support turns to distract, however I found a plane crewed by supermodel stewardesses to be almost as hard to swallow as the main plot twist itself.

    Overall this is an enjoyable thriller that manages to put enough tension in the bank to carry itself when the credibility cheques start to bounce in the final third. The cast and the director keep the incredibly unlikely plot at bay for as long as they can and they build the majority on a tension of the unknown. Yes, it all starts to fall to pieces when the illogical truth comes to light but by then it has done enough just to make it to the end before the wings totally fall off. Worth a look but don't expect too much more than an enjoyable ride.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Arabic
      • Italian
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Chuyến Bay Kinh Hoàng
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 16, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $89,707,299
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,629,938
      • Sep 25, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $223,387,299
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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