United 93 Movie
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September 11, 2001. Four planes were hijacked. Three of them reached their target. This is the story of the fourth.
On September 11th, one of our darkest day in our history, 40 ordinary people sat down as strangers, and stood up as one.
United they stood.
The war on terror begins with 40 ordinary people.
September 11, 2001. The nation was under attack by suicide hijackers, who hit Three famous buildings. The fourth plane United 93 was a story of 40 passengers who were strangers. Who sat through terrifying event. But found courage, rebelled and become hero's. And stood united.
| J.J. Johnson | Captain Jason Dahl |
| Gary Commock | First Officer LeRoy Homer |
| Opal Alladin | CeeCee Lyles |
| Starla Benford | Wanda Anita Green |
| Trish Gates | Sandra Bradshaw |
| Nancy McDoniel | Lorraine G. Bay |
| David Alan Basche | Todd Beamer |
| Richard Bekins | William Joseph Cashman |
| Susan Blommaert | Jane Folger |
| Ray Charleson | Joseph DeLuca |
| Polly Adams | Deborah Welsh |
| Christian Clemenson | Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. |
| Liza Colón-Zayas | Waleska Martinez |
| Lorna Dallas | Linda Gronlund |
| Denny Dillon | Colleen Fraser |
| Paul Greengrass |
7.90 out of 10 (26730 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Very moving film
posted on 29 Aug 2009This was a very honest film, no glitz, gleam, snazzy cheesy Hollywood crud. I respect and applaud Director Greengrass for letting the story tell itself. As has been mentioned, the cast of unknown actors was a brilliant move on Mr. Greengrass's part. It lent an air of authentic realism to the movie, which made the story genuine and real. You actually felt the uneasiness and tension, which I think was the whole point. I felt shocked and numb the day it happened, and I felt the exact same way after this movie. I can unequivocally say that this film is not Hollywood exploitation of a tragedy, there's no action heroes here, no Michael Moore-like conspiracy-theory, just the honest truth. A film that every American should see, lest we forget.
A Film Well Worth the Wait.
posted on 27 Aug 2009Finally! A film pulling apart the tragedy of 9/11.I'll promise everyone that there will be films to come about 9/11 trying to overachieve Unite 93, and they will fail miserably.This film is quite impressive considering the obstacles the film had to take to make it. Such obstacles as new actors and actresses to Hollywood, the controversy of what had happened in the plane itself, etc.I was truly moved from this film, the acting was good, the story was good, the movie was good.B+ 9/10
Shocking....Disturbing....Amazing
posted on 27 Aug 2009Some say we are not ready for a 9/11 film. i disagree. i think this is the perfect time. this film doesn't confront any theories or conspiracies. it doesn't go after bin laden or Muslims or even know about them at the time this takes place. it only shows what we and they knew at the time this happened. the film takes place from the time people started entering United Fliht 93 to the time it crashed in the field at 9:04 A.M. This film is truly heartbreaking and will be hard to handle for mostly everyone but is still a film everyone should see. Greengras does an amazing job directing this Shocking film. some may not be able to sit through this and may have to leave the theater but i suggest you give it a shot. this is the best film of the year so far. 10/10
Non-creative?
posted on 27 Aug 2009Before the movie got released I thought it was too early to make a 9/11 movie. So I didn't expect the movie to be great before I watched the movie. When I expect nothing, I should get something great, right?But no! I didn't get something great.It was a long and boring movie. Mainly it happens in the flight centrals in different cities where they talk about what happened to the planes. Why should the people find dialogs in the flight centrals interesting?Though the boring movie, I found TWO scenes ONLY thats good for me. These scenes was the scene of the second airplane-crash on WTC and the scene of the end. Or else nothing good or interesting in the movie.Just by the end of the movie, it appears 4-5 pages with text that tells what happened on the day. I was like "what the...". Movie is meant to be visual, not like a book.I gotta say something to the director. Get more visual! And by the word "visual", I didn't mean stuff like action, shooting or explosion. But September 11th happened too much to make a movie in flight central and United 93 only. There's a lot more stuff around 9/11 to put in the movie, but the director did not.What a lazy non-creative director! You gotta pay me back!
Heroes of a Different Kind
posted on 27 Aug 2009Based on real-life events of the tragic day known throughout the world as "9/11", this film "United 93" tells the tale of what happened aboard Flight 93, which is the hijacked plane that did not crash in to it's intended target, but, the terrorists were overthrown by the brave crew and passengers, who valued the lives of those they would save more than their own, proving that heroes come in many forms."United 93" is a highly respectful film in terms of the sensitive nature of 9/11 and for the families of those aboard Flight 93. The story takes place, as one would expect, in almost real-time, flicking between the plane itself and various command centers, both military and aviation. Production values are high, and it's easy to see how much hard work has gone into making "United 93" just right. However it seems to fall just short of that mark simply for the fact that, as an audience, we do not get to learn that much about the people aboard Flight 93. If this were any other "disaster movie" that would be a disaster in itself, but since this is based on real life events, perhaps it was a good move, as the characters on the plane were real people, real heroes.Although little is revealed about the passengers, as the film tenses up it is easy to become compassionate for them as they watch what is happening. Most heart-breaking is, as expected, when the passengers begin the much-publicised phone calls to their loved ones. A brave move, and one which in my opinion paid off, was having no Hollywood A-listers amongst the cast. As there were plenty of characters, not everyone got a lot of screen time, but the standout performance easily goes to Trish Gates who plays Senior Flight Attendant Sandra Bradshaw. David Alan Basche, Cheyenne Jackson and Christian Clemenson also gave fantastic performances."United 93" is, at times hard to watch, but it immortalises such heroic actions from "regular" people that took place on the day that changed the world forever. Also, the film ends at a very good point. If the film had carried on further than where it did, it would have most certainly been in poor taste.
Terrible propaganda movie, 99% fiction.
posted on 27 Aug 2009Nearly all of the events portrayed in this movie never took place. For instance, who came up with this idea that an Arab smuggled a fake bomb on the plane. An Arab passenger convinces the captain to open the cockpit door? I don't think so. Some of us aren't that stupid. Why are none of the Arab passengers on any of the released flight manifests? This movie is one big lie, that's why. It is a work of fantasy. Those looking for educational insights into the false-flag tragedy of 9/11 should pass up on this. It is not even interesting to watch, it's very boring, it wastes most of its time making the air traffic controllers look like incompetent doorknobs as a way to explain why not a single jet intercepted any of the four supposed hijacked airplanes. Yeah, okay...1/10
Not the same story
posted on 25 Aug 2009I remember when this film came out that many people were saying it may be too early for this subject. I kept asking if they lived under a rock because there had already been a British/US movie, a British documentary, and an Emmy-winning US TV movie the previous year. What else could they possibly say about the subject that hadn't already been said.Well, I was very surprised at this film. I really liked the way it concentrated on the control towers and the FAA and the military and the confusion that was going on. You could see the horror on the faces of these people as they saw the second plane hit the tower. You could see the confusion as they tried to figure out what was happening. It made for some very dramatic and compelling viewing.Paul Greengrass kept this story moving even though things were happening in several places at once. It never dragged for a second.You know it had to be great to keep me up til 1 am.
Exceptional film-making
posted on 15 Aug 2009One of the few films where knowing what is going to happen beforehand gives every scene a tragic resonance. "United 93" is a powerful and exceptional documentary-style recreation of the September 11, 2001, tragedy in which brave passengers forced a hijacked airliner to crash into a field before it could strike its intended target. Director Paul Greengrass fills his cast with both no-name actors and some real people (air traffic controllers, for example) who worked on the periphery of the drama. His strategy pays off because it stops us from focusing on any one character. The film has a real time feel and smartly layers in other aspects of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The film's final fifteen minutes are extremely harrowing and ultra-realistic. A very worthwhile, unsentimental achievement.
A moving tribute to the Heroes of Flight 93
posted on 15 Aug 2009I've just rented and watched "United 93". I'll be buying a copy on DVD. In my will it shall be stipulated a copy of the film be left to each of my very young grandchildren.Now that the NORAD tapes have been made public we can understand more completely how carefully the film makers worked to preserve the essential truth of the story of United Airlines Flight 93. This film is harrowing but ultimately, I believe, will stand the test of time. I am deeply humbled after having watched it. I am a 59 year old retired history teacher. I have traveled the world. Over the past 5 years I have looked into every aspect of what happened on 9/11/01. I was not satisfied with the official explanation. Though ultimately I have found the "inside job" point of view contributed nothing to the truth. Unless of course one were a frustrated marxian revolutionary or radical Islamic misogynist and the truth had to be subordinated to a dogma.After all the America Haters are dead and gone, indeed after all of us are long gone, "United 93" will stand as a testament to the everyday Americans who stood as one and joined forever the glorious dead at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima, and Normandy, among other ground made sacred by those who died so we could be free. And yes, we are free here. So have at it.
Talk to Each Other First and Then to God
posted on 13 Aug 2009I don't know how anyone could have watched this in a movie theater. I knew I couldn't so I waited until it was on cable. Even now, I don't know why I watched it except to see if there were more details. As if I could have prevented it or could learn something to prevent it from happening again. I sobbed through it (I knew I would, which is the reason I didn't want to watch it in the theater).As I think someone else noted, the most powerful thing to me was seeing people praying...some to Allah, some to Jesus Christ and (though I didn't hear it) to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jesus said "If you know that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift on the altar and go be reconciled to your brother, then come back and offer your gift to God." I couldn't help but think that if we only tried that, to talk to each other about our hurts and disagreements first, instead of our own flavor-of-the-week deity who we only talk to in our own context and understanding, as if talking to ourselves, maybe we could head off tragedies like this before they happened. Jewish, Christian, Moslem. If you read the Bible you realize we're all cousins in a way. All related to Abraham in some way. Yet how we have shamed his name and the name of whatever God you choose to pray to with our refusal to accept each other in our humanity and love each other to life rather than hating each other to death.Even some of the comments here blame politicians, etc. But that's not the answer. Talking won't always help. It's interesting that I watched "The Great Dictator" today, too. It's the comedy Charlie Chaplin made showing the madness of Nazi Germany and Hitler specifically. Sadly his warnings in 1940 came too late. But even warnings won't always help.Yet we can try. And maybe if we can't get through to madmen we can get through to those who, like the folks on United 93, took a stand against destruction. But we need to talk to each other for that to happen. Every phone call I heard (in this film and in other documentaries) that was made from that plane was to a family member to pass on thoughts of love. Maybe we should all do that, and while we're doing it, talk to our "enemies" as well. And pray for them. But only after we've talked to them and tried to come to an understanding of who they are and how we can live together in a beautiful world rather than hating each other into a hellish one."Bless those that curse you. Pray for those who despitefully use you...Love one another."
The Must-See Movie of the Decade
posted on 09 Aug 2009I would love to have Hollywood finally make a film (or twenty!) that shows jihadists, in all their demented villainy, being opposed and defeated by, say, courageous U.S. and/or N.A.T.O. special-ops forces.However, in the meantime, I'll gladly take "United 93." The faux vérité approach -- which has been used and abused since at least "N.Y.P.D. Blue" in the early '90s -- is old hat to audiences, but never has it been more effectively employed than here by Greengrass. During the last 10-20 minutes of the movie, my heart was pounding so fast and my hands were shaking so much that I feared I was going to have a coronary. I found myself trying to WILL from my theater seat the passengers of Flight 93 to make that last, final, desperate push over the terrorists, into the cockpit, and to the plane's controls. Of course, the passengers don't make it. And, of course, I knew this when I walked into the theater. But that didn't make it any less devastating when I saw it on screen.I implore everyone to see this film early and often. If we don't send Hollywood the message that we're adults and that we're tired of mindless, P.C. escapism, we'll have no one to blame but ourselves when Hollywood continues to shovel celluloid junk (e.g. "R.V.") at us.
true to life
posted on 09 Aug 2009Make no mistake about it this film is hard to watch, bringing out many painful, heart wrenching emotions, sadness, anger, discomfort but it is a film that had to be made and I am glad that the film makers had the courage to go ahead with this project. This is something we should never forget. This is history and a defining moment in the history of humanity on this planet. Neither the event or our sense of fear and outrage should be forgotten or brushed under the carpet.This film tells it as it happened in real time. Outlining what the main points that are known about the day in as much as can possibly known. So many "true Stories" take artistic license to make the film more entertaining but this film does not try to be entertaining or exciting it tries to show us what happened and to make it as real as possible for the viewer. I really felt like I was there and that is partly because this was a really well made movie and because most of us that watch this movie where there in a sense back sept 11 2001. We all watched CNN and saw with horror and disbelief the plane crashes and the devastation they caused and we still deep inside ourselves feel the pain and hurt.
Nerve-Wrecking
posted on 05 Aug 2009Im going to review this film solely from an audience view. I mean, that day was awful, and personally i don't think they should have made a film so fast, but, they have, and i watched it, so because i think it would be better, I'm going to review this as if it was a film based on fiction.Its a fantastic film, with the last 15 minutes literally getting you angry / emotional / on the edge of your seat. its very slow paced in the middle and people could percept that bit as boring, as your just seeing the control centres for the planes realising what is happening, but thats one of the best bits, its the realisation and the fear that is just amazing to watch. When the first plane goes into the world trade centre, thats just, scary. Great writing, directing, and acting make this film a surefire winner.10 times better than Flight 93.
Deeply Inspiring Tragic Tale
posted on 01 Aug 2009We all know the story. We all remember where we were when we heard the news about the terrible tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001. For that reason, this is one of the most important films ever made in the history of American cinema. "United 93" tells the gut-wrenching true story of the brave passengers on United Flight 93, and their desperate and selfless act to stop the terrorists on-board from crashing the plane into the capital building.The beauty of the film is that it does not make any controversial statements about the vent. Nor does it try to spin the story for its own purposes. It simply tells a true story of bravery against all odds. There is no exploitation in the film, nor is there any action simply for the sake of entertainment. Paul Greengrass simply puts forth the story as if we were there on-board or there on the ground. There's no mention of Osama Bin Laden or Iran and Afghanistan. Greengrass doesn't manipulate the characters for his own purposes. He simply shows them for who they truly were: people. Though sad, the film is truly inspiring and I am extremely proud of the passengers aboard that flight, especially after seeing the film. It ends at just the right moment and is almost poetic in a tragic way. This is what a four-star film truly is.
Paul Greengrass Creates the Impossible: Capturing the Horror of 9/11
posted on 01 Aug 2009Though it has been over five years since the devastation of 9/11 the memory lives on, a day no one will ever forget - nor should we. This viewer waited until UNITED 93 was released on DVD to view it, thinking that watching the film in the security of the home might make it less threatening. But what Paul Greengrass has created in reconstructing those few hours in 2001 that changed the psyche of the world forever is an achievement in courage, in understatement, and in respect - as fine a memorial as any that has been planned.In using not easily recognizable but very fine actors in all of the roles, Greengrass allows his script to unfold gradually in the relaxed atmosphere of the usual air flight plans and minor delays, conversations heard by all of us as we await a take off of a plane. Concurrently he shows the four men, whose mission is to destroy 'the oppressors', prepare, pray, dress, and board. Then he moves into the planning rooms of air control, lets us feel the insidious progression of the hijacked planes, shows us the military response and paralysis, places us back in United 93, and unfolds the recognition by the crew and passengers of the danger in which they have been placed. The acts of heroism seem like natural permutations of human response all the way to the final abrupt dark screen when the plane goes down.The degree of tension Greengrass and his superlative cast and crew convey is almost intolerable: magnify that times infinity power and we have a glimpse of what it was like to be in United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. The film is a remarkable achievement and is destined to become a hallmark for artistic representation of historic events. Highly Recommended on every level. Grady Harp
Mixed feelings
posted on 01 Aug 2009While watching this movie, I couldn't help getting the feeling that I was watching a propaganda piece. Besides that I found the storyline very dodgy to say the least. For example: the passengers are allowed to phone everyone they know and get the info that the plane will hit a (civil) target, while the terrorists are steering towards a big city? I believe the terrorist understood the English language, while we are told that they earned their experience to fly planes in USA. Another example: I was told that in reality they couldn't find the plane, here they show scattered material in the woods nearby, speculating that the plane crushed into tiny pieces. And last but not least: The melodrama in the left behind families was understood, but very very overdone.First I ask: Where is the plane? And second, if there was a plane, I believe the fighter-jets shot it down. Third: Where were the jets from Andrew airport? Fourth: If we believe the Twin Towers were an inside job, why should we believe the government saying that this plane was taken down by passengers? I give it a 6, but only in respect of the left-behind families.
What a wake-up
posted on 30 Jul 2009This movie was done so correctly, I could not imagine even figuring that someone decided to take the chance to do it this way. It had a documentary feel, but the director had us as a spirit in the room, the plane, the control towers, the military command center, etc twitching and grimacing at the terror, the mistakes, the confusion. It was like, if these people could only hear me and see me as I traveled back in time to the 9/11 attack. No political statement, no overacting, and the actors that played the terrorists should be expecting a background check they were so convincing. NOT using well known actors with political agendas was the most ingenious part of this production. We will see if any awards are given out. I doubt it as the political agendas will prevent it. Earth to the people who have forgotten this attack. Shut the heck up, we are at war and these guys won't give up. Thats my political agenda.
Like A Shot To The Gut
posted on 26 Jul 2009The effect this movie would have on me became very clear when I was walking to my theater. There was a special makeshift corridor made for those of us seeing this movie. When I got in my theater there was nary a seat open, and I struggled to get a chair. I sat and watched the film start, and I slowly started feeling my arm develop goose pimples. With the shot of the terrorists, and then with the terrorists actually entering the plane. With every movement and phrase I my innards started to wrench themselves, as if they were a wash cloth that was getting wrung out. "We have a possible hijacking" one of the characters said. "I doubt that" his boss said. Then you saw it. One of the most shocking piece of footage ever shot. Then through some very minimal dialog, you saw the other plane hit the other tower. Then, one of the most memorable pieces of cinema that I have ever seen, one of the most memorable scenes of all time, the passengers aboard United 93 hear of the Twin Towers, and decide to fight back against their captors. Yes, we all know what happens in the end, and i don't need to spell it out. But, this film is like constantly being shot in the gut. With every "I love you" it hurts a little more. This is the movie that they will be showing in schools to teach about this event in 30 years, and I could't be happier about that.
My Two Cents on United 93 and the Backstory
posted on 26 Jul 2009This subject must be dealt with. As a nation, we risk being blinded by a kind of PTSD if we cease to function rationally when this subject or the fate of those passengers in particular and their unfathomable decision, is uttered. I don't know if a film, which is generally considered to be the most potent form of communication, is the best way to deal with it.The film is, deliberately or unwittingly, an allegory or microcosm of the Curse of the Modern Age. Great minds have commented that the possibility that the weapons and tools of geniuses can and will ultimately fall into the hands of those with neither the intellectual ability to conceive of them nor the associated responsibility to humanity for their use – is very real and is our greatest enemy. The coupling of ideological fanaticism with this little glitch in the economy of innovation is what made the September 11th attacks possible.The struggle that took place on Flight 93 encapsulates this ugly battle, which, at its heart is man's highest faculties (the use of advanced technology, and understanding of human psychology and fear; the effect of 'blitz' actions) applied in the most base way (fanaticism and anger), to the most humdrum and unsuspecting of subjects. It was a real 'down and dirty' play, a proverbial kick in the balls.And it failed.What most affects me is the failure of the attempt to seize psychological control over the passengers, as was successful on the other flights that day. Clearly, the effect the news of the other attacks would have on their hostages was not something the planners of the hijacking accurately figured into their deliberations, which must have been extensive.This single aspect, that those who would attack a group of hapless travelers had not considered either the depth of their strength, duty, selflessness, courage or humanity – is the chief idea in this sordid matter. It is paramount because we are in a struggle for our humanity, not only in a cultural sense, but within single cultures, single nations, and even single individuals. This struggle between the higher and lower aspects of our species is not exclusive to one gender, race, culture, creed, age or religious persuasion.The highest purpose of any individual or society or species cannot, logically, be realized without freedom, and there is no materially freer (financially, culturally, religiously) country than the United States. 'Live Free or Die'; the dichotomy of freedom-loving people willing to go toe-to-toe with the greatest enemies of freedom, and the incarnation of its own fear is counter-intuitive, but actually makes poetic sense. One reason freedom is so special is because it enables a formidable defense, when provoked, but needn't resign itself to a militaristic or passive disposition by default. Because...what kind of life is that? Attacks upon freedom are attacks upon the self; thus, though freedom may not prevail, it cannot entirely be defeated.I think the terrorist agents in these attacks were behaving like neglected teens, and that the United States has indeed been stingy and somewhat self-righteous with freedom. When I see the human desperation required to enact those attacks, they appear to me as cries for help – and I'm not being dismissive. The main reason is that the perpetrators have no negotiable terms. These were not attacks aimed at a strategic objective, like Pearl Harbor, or which would cease at a defined state of affairs.When human beings resort to terrorism and behave like animals, they have already surrendered their humanity, and we know well what human beings with no humanity are capable of. It is a mistake to sympathize with this behavior. I think the course to take is to recognize the real reasons for such attacks: feeling excluded, disenfranchised. I realize a lot of the rest of the world would say I'm being smug in this analysis, but fear of the good life, a deep-seated inferiority complex, and actually being excluded – manifested as envy – is the only explanation that adds up. Inherently, religion is not a cause; it will always be subject to the host; which is simply our design. A person may resign his personal control or judgment, but this is willing. Religion is like software; it can be uploaded or downloaded into any willing 'carrier' or system. Moreover, aspects of religion may be played-up or played-down. The question is: why are certain people disposed to faiths, and aspects of those faiths, that support other objectives? Ought not we to consider what that seminal, grass-roots ethos is? There are Muslims in America who are law-abiding. There are, too, Christians, in America and abroad, who conceive monstrous plots to kill in the name of their faith. Let's call it what it is: their dressing up their personal needs in something larger, not owning up to a deeper psychological cause. That's all I'm saying.Our Achilles heel is also our secret weapon: freedom enables us to keep our wits and fight smartly; to oppose or reconcile as appropriate - most especially when the unthinking impulse is to destroy. Is there any greater terrestrial power than what I have described? It's giving your humanity a weapon and a flower, and choosing for your enemies when they cannot. I don't see so much of that kind of Kingly power; I don't see us acknowledging what our weaker enemies cannot themselves acknowledge.
Overrated
posted on 31 Aug 2009I recently saw this film and I have to say that this is one of the most overrated movies ever. I simply don't get how everyone you ask says this is one of the most touching movies ever.Cause it's not.I want to make this clear. I don't think it is a bad movie. Not by a long shot! It is one of the better movies of the year, by far. I'm just saying all the buzz about it is a bunch of crap. Some people may find this movie touching. Mostly Americans, but others too. But I didn't see what is so good about it. It's a bunch of people on a hijacked plane. Not to interesting, if you ask me.Is it a bad movie? No. I certainly think it will be nominated for a couple Oscars, and it rightfully should be. It's just a shame that it's probably gonna sweep the Oscars, which it shouldn't. cause it's not a super-great movie.