United 93

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 04 28 (USA)

UPC: 025192072901

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity]

Summary: Bloody Sunday director Paul Greengrass marks the five-year anniversary on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States with this speculative meditation on the events that took place onboard the fourth hijacked plane, and the actions of the passengers who gave their lives to ensure the safety of others. Told in real time and acted out by a cast of unknowns who were provided with detailed studies of their real-life counterparts, United 93 attempts to reconstruct the airborne tragedy from the view of the ground and flight controllers, the passengers, and their nervous families awaiting word on the fate of their loved ones. As the terrified travelers and crew gradually become aware of the historical events taking place on the ground so far beneath them, the 90 minutes in which a random collection of strangers realized their fate and came together to confront an unthinkable threat are re-created. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Film Presented – Cannes Film Festival Best Picture (Runner-up) – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Director (Runner-up) – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Ensemble Cast – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Picture – American Film Institute Best Director – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Picture – Washington D.C. Film Critics Association Best Picture – New York Film Critics Society Best Picture – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Director – San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Picture – Toronto Film Critics Association Best Director – Toronto Film Critics Association Best Picture – London Film Critics Association British Producer of the Year – London Film Critics Association British Producer of the Year – London Film Critics Association British Producer of the Year – London Film Critics Association Best Director – London Film Critics Association Best Director – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Picture – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Picture – Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Picture – Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Picture – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Editing – San Diego Film Critics Association Best Picture – Utah Film Critics Best Picture – Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best Picture – Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Editing – San Diego Film Critics Association Best Editing – San Diego Film Critics Association Best Director – National Society of Film Critics Best Picture – Kansas City Film Critics Association Best Director – Kansas City Film Critics Association Best Picture – Austin Film Critics Best Picture – Online Film Critics Association Best Director – Online Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay – Online Film Critics Association Best Editing – Online Film Critics Association Best Editing – Online Film Critics Association Best Editing – Online Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Edited Dramatic Feature – American Cinema Editors Guild Best Edited Dramatic Feature – American Cinema Editors Guild Best Edited Dramatic Feature – American Cinema Editors Guild Best British Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Cinematography – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Flight 93 national memorial
Memorial pages
United 93: the fmailies and the film
Chasing planes - witness to 9/11
Twin towers
Feature commentary with director Paul Greengrass

United 93

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 09/06/2011

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DHMA null, DTS-ESM Digital Theater Pseudo 6.1 System, DTHD null

Runtime: 111 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,German,Spanish

Subtitles: French,German,Spanish

Perry Seibert

If nothing else, Paul Greengrass' docudrama United 93 details with journalistic precision exactly what happened on the ground during the events of September 11, 2001. The director effectively presents how air traffic controllers, the military, and the FAA all pieced together what was going on as the hijackers executed their plan. Greengrass achieves remarkable verisimilitude thanks to his relentlessly handheld camerawork, outstanding use of file footage combined with special effects, the use of no-name actors, and the casting of some of the real people playing themselves. The faux cin?ma v?rit? style helps underscore the facts of the situation. However, when dealing with the events on the title flight, Greengrass' approach is somewhat problematic. Since every person aboard the plane perished, there is no way to truly figure out what happened and how it happened. To be sure, these sequences are as well-researched as the rest of the film, but the film's cin?ma v?rit? style here is used not to enforce facts but to force the audience into an emotional corner. If Greengrass were pushing audience members' fear buttons in order to make a political point, if this were propaganda, that might be easier to accept. The film, however, is resolutely apolitical. This means that Greengrass' overriding concern during these sequences is to make the viewer experience the emotional horror of the passengers without giving any release to those feelings. The director simply wanted to show what happened, not to comment on it, and in this regard the film is an unquestionable success. However, one has the right to ask if showing horror devoid of catharsis accomplishes anything. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Peter Marinker  Actor 
Leigh Zimmerman  Actor 
Nancy McDoniel  Actor 
Olivia Thirlby  Actor 
Libby Morris  Actor 
Rebecca Schull  Actor 
Becky London  Actor 
Daniel Sauli  Actor 
Jamie Harding  Actor 
David Rasche  Actor 
Erich Redman  Actor 
Opal Alladin  Actor 
Gary Commock  Actor 
Marceline Hugot  Actor 
John Rothman  Actor 
Corey Johnson  Actor 
Liza Colon-Zayas  Actor 
Trish Gates  Actor 
Peter Hermann  Actor 
Michael J. Reynolds  Actor 
Lorna Dallas  Actor 
Kate Jennings Grant  Actor 
Trieste Dunn  Actor 
Jodie Lynne McClintock  Actor 
Simon Poland  Actor 
Starla Benford  Actor 
Chloe Sirene  Actor 
Denny Dillon  Actor 
Tom O'Rourke  Actor 
Tara Hugo  Actor 
Cheyenne Jackson  Actor 
J.J. Johnson  Actor 
Joe Jamrog  Actor 
Chip Zien  Actor 
Polly Adams  Actor 
Masato Kamo  Actor 
Tim Bevan  Producer 
Eric Fellner  Producer 
Paul Greengrass  Director 
Paul Greengrass  Producer 
Paul Greengrass  Screenwriter 
Lloyd Levin  Producer 
Liza Chasin  Executive Producer 
Debra Hayward  Executive Producer 
John Powell  Composer (Music Score) 
David Alan Basche  Actor 
Richard Bekins  Actor 
Susan Blommaert  Actor 
Ray Charleson  Actor 
Christian Clemenson  Actor 
Khalid Abdalla  Actor 
Lewis Alsamari  Actor 
Ben Sliney  Actor 
Major James Fox  Actor 
Gregg Henry  Actor 
Omar Berdouni  Actor 

Country: USA