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Storyline
On September 11, 2001, two American Airlines and two United Airlines domestic U.S. flights are hijacked by terrorists. After the collision of two planes against the World Trade Center and one against the Pentagon, the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 decide to struggle against the four terrorists to take back the control of the airplane.
Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Taglines:
September 11, 2001. Four planes were hijacked. Three of them reached their target. This is the story of the fourth.
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Motion Picture Rating
(MPAA)
Rated R for language, and some intense sequences of terror and violence (appeal planned)
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Trivia
Families of the 40 passengers and crew members killed on United Flight 93 cooperated in the production, offering director
Paul Greengrass detailed background about their loved ones, down to the clothes they wore, the reading materials or music they had, and the snacks they might have brought aboard.
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Goofs
At the start of the film, one hijacker is sitting on his bed reading the Quran. A few shots later he is praying with another hijacker. A few shots later he is back on his bed.
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Quotes
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first lines]
Ahmed Al Haznawi:
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subtitled Arabic]
Ziad. It's time.
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Crazy Credits
The very last line of closing credits states that the movie was "not sponsored by, or in any way affiliated with, United Airlines."
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This movie approaches an incredibly sensitive subject in an entirely appropriate manner: with subtlety and understatement.
The actors look like real people and talk like real people talk. There are no dramatic exclamations. Even the signature "Let's roll" line is stated almost in passing without any special significance being brought to it. The movie was utterly convincing in portraying how real people would have responded. There were no Bruce Willis or Wesley Snipe types amongst the passengers; they were ordinary folk in extraordinary situations, responding the best way they could.
Kudos to the filmmakers for not allowing this to become an overwrought melodrama. Instead, we saw a glimpse into the confusion and pain of people in the middle of the events of 9/11. Because it was understated, because it felt real, the impact was much stronger and gut-wrenching.