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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.

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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
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 663User reviews
    • 217Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    • 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 Prattas Kyle Pratt
    Peter Sarsgaard
    Peter Sarsgaard
    • Carsonas Carson
    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Captain Richas Captain Rich
    Kate Beahan
    Kate Beahan
    • Stephanieas Stephanie
    Michael Irby
    Michael Irby
    • Obaidas Obaid
    Assaf Cohen
    Assaf Cohen
    • Ahmedas Ahmed
    Erika Christensen
    Erika Christensen
    • Fionaas Fiona
    Shane Edelman
    Shane Edelman
    • Mr. Loudas Mr. Loud
    Mary Gallagher
    Mary Gallagher
    • Mrs. Loudas Mrs. Loud
    Haley Ramm
    Haley Ramm
    • Brittany Loudas Brittany Loud
    Forrest Landis
    Forrest Landis
    • Rhett Loudas Rhett Loud
    Jana Kolesárová
    Jana Kolesárová
    • Claudiaas Claudia
    Brent Sexton
    Brent Sexton
    • Eliasas Elias
    Marlene Lawston
    Marlene Lawston
    • Juliaas Julia
    Judith Scott
    Judith Scott
    • Estellaas Estella
    John Benjamin Hickey
    John Benjamin Hickey
    • Davidas David
    Matt Bomer
    Matt Bomer
    • Ericas Eric
    • (as Matthew Bomer)
    Gavin Grazer
    Gavin Grazer
    • FBI Agentas FBI Agent
    • Director
      • Robert Schwentke
    • Writers
      • Peter A. Dowling
      • Billy Ray
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    Storyline

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    The husband of aviation engineer Kyle Pratt has just died in Berlin, and 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 the very concerned mother has a lot of territory to cover in order to find her daughter. She takes matters into her own hands as she fights to discern the truth. —Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
    • missing child
    • flight attendant
    • hitchcockian
    • mother searches for missing daughter
    • lost child
    • 237 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • This Fall, One passenger is taking control.............to find the truth
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for violence and some intense plot material
    • Parents guide

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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)

      Courtesy of Extreme Production Music USA

    User reviews663

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Enough of a good thing to get value for the price
    You know how angry, frustrated and anxious you get when an airline loses your luggage? Well, imagine being on a plane with your child when you awaken from a brief nap only to discover that your offspring is missing.

    To compound matters further, imagine that no one remembers seeing your child on board and all passenger lists and appropriate documentation lead to a conclusion that your child never set foot in the flying tube 30,000 feet above the Atlantic.

    That is the premise behind the new Jodie Foster (Nell) film Flightplan that delivers just enough thrills and spills to squeeze out a three star rating from his critic.

    Reprising the claustrophobic atmosphere of her last starring vehicle, Panic Room, Foster stars as Kyle, as recent widower that decides to take her 6-year-old daughter back to America from Berlin to escape the memories surrounding her husbands tragic suicide.

    However, after catching a little shuteye at the back of the plane, Kyle awakens to discover that her daughter is missing and that no one recalls ever seeing young Julia on board.

    Is she crazy? Is it a conspiracy? Does Julia exist or is this all some kind of a bad dream Twilight Zone episode that will end with Patrick Duffy lathering up in a shower? The game, as we say, is afoot and Kyle, under the very watchful eye of Air Marshall Carson (Peter Sarsgaard) runs up and down the AIR E-474 jumbo jet in a frantic attempt to try and convince others that her daughter is on board and that conspirators are attempting to conceal her whereabouts for reasons unknown.

    This is the second thriller set aboard a jetliner in just two months – the other being Red Eye – and Flightplan does just as good a job of instilling fear and tension aboard a vessel where mobility, options and hiding places are limited between the nose and tail of the aircraft. Flightplan does find a way to up the ante by putting us aboard a monstrous flying machine. This AALTO Air E-474 can seat as many as 800 passengers and has two stories, 7 galleys, crew quarters and a cockpit larger than my apartment. This allows the characters therefore to run up and down aisles and makes the disappearance of a small girl more believable due to the many small rooms and electrical hardware gadgetry spread out throughout the quarters.

    Flightplan had just enough good points to out number the bad – but not by much. First and foremost at the front of the line was the incredible performance of Foster in the lead role. Channeling emotions evoked if she had lost her own daughter, Foster delivers a knockout performance that was as strong as any female lead in a thriller film since Sigourney Weaver strapped on the weaponry and stood up to the queen alien.

    Also notable was the support staff that is each believable in their respective roles. Peter Sarsgaard continues to put in one good performance after another and everyone from Sean Bean (who finally, FINALLY makes it to the end credits of a film without being killed!) to Erika Christensen (Traffic) are provided just enough screen time to advance the story without having anyone go over the top in an attempt to steal the spotlight.

    That's the good. The bad includes a bad guy who has what I call the Bond-villain syndrome whereas he feels he has to talk out loud revealing more than anyone in the same situation would for the purposes of ensuring us dumb audiences know the who's how's and what's behind the plot, and an ending that is kinda bumpy landing after such a long flight.

    However, director Robert Schwentke does a good job of rising above most of the screenplay's shortfalls and delivers a Hitchcockian caper that is well worth the price of admission even if you will hardly remember most of the plot points by the time you see it on the DVD shelves early next year.

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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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