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The Flight That Fought Back

  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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The Flight That Fought Back (2005)
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A docudrama about the efforts of the passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 to derail the 9/11 terrorists' plan for the hijacked airliner.A docudrama about the efforts of the passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 to derail the 9/11 terrorists' plan for the hijacked airliner.A docudrama about the efforts of the passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 to derail the 9/11 terrorists' plan for the hijacked airliner.

  • Director
    • Bruce Goodison
  • Writers
    • Phil Craig
    • Victoria Spark
  • Stars
    • Greg Benson
    • Kiefer Sutherland
    • Toni Youngblood
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    661
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce Goodison
    • Writers
      • Phil Craig
      • Victoria Spark
    • Stars
      • Greg Benson
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Toni Youngblood
    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Greg Benson
    Greg Benson
    • Tom Burnett
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Toni Youngblood
    Toni Youngblood
    • Cee Cee Lyles
    Jason LeGrande
    Jason LeGrande
    • Mark Bingham
    Bryce Wagoner
    Bryce Wagoner
    • Richard Guadagno
    Kevin Paul
    • Jeremy Glick
    Bryan Friday
    Bryan Friday
    • Todd Beamer
    Steve Izay
    • Joe Nacke
    Hugh Mun
    Hugh Mun
    • Ahmed Al Haznawi
    Raj Maan
    Raj Maan
    • Ahmed Al Nami
    Ankur Bhatt
    Ankur Bhatt
    • Saaed Al Ghamdi
    Pej Vahdat
    Pej Vahdat
    • Ziad Jarrah
    Michelle Baldwin
    • Self
    Dick Bennett
    • Don Peterson
    Mark Bingham
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Robin Bird
    • Georgine Corrigan
    Stan Bly
    Stan Bly
    • Mickey Rothberg
    Derril Bodley
    • Self
    • Director
      • Bruce Goodison
    • Writers
      • Phil Craig
      • Victoria Spark
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    • Trivia
      Despite playing Ziad Jarrah, who was Lebanese, Pej Vahdat is of Iranian descent.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Bin Laden's followers call themselves Holy Warriors. They have already killed dozens of American servicemen and diplomats in Africa and The Middle East; Now he has instructed them to kill civilians in the heart of America.

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    User reviews7

    Featured review
    6/10

    Use your imagination....not the docudrama

    This docudrama is an important piece of American history which no one will ever forget. It brings us much closer to the events on flight 93, the plane which failed in its attempt to massacre the Capitol building in Washington D.C. due to the heroic efforts of passengers and crew. This is it's strength. Its weakness is the films attempt to well over-dramatize the aftermath of human feelings and emotions with pieces of dream-like sequences of the passengers while having voice-overs from family and friends. Just watching and listening to their honesty in their faces and eyes was needed here - nothing more. The writers thought that cutting away from family member interviews to heaven-like dramatizations would enhance the effect on us, then we end up just wondering why it's being "styled." Its blunders aside, the film educated me not only on this memorable day, but the strength of the human spirit. The mixture of the ordeal and family interviews, which help us to learn about these heroes, is wove together nicely. Despite the outcome of this horrific day and the terrors the world has endured, this docudrama is an important one, and one we should view with pride.
    • LordEmeryStanfordMerloe
    • Sep 10, 2005
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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Plane That Fought Back
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Brook Lapping Productions
      • Discovery Channel
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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