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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Format: NTSC
Sales Rank: 171435
Theatrical Release Date: April 28, 2006
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
One of the most shocking events in modern American history gets a skilled and respectful treatment in United 93. The movie begins by following the four terrorists who hijacked the plane that never reached its target on 9/11/2001, tracking them as they enter the airport and wait for their flight, surrounded by the people who will die from their actions. From there, it cuts to and fro among air traffic controllers and the military as, gradually, it becomes clear that planes are being hijacked and crashed into buildings. As the focus turns to the captive United Flight 93, the passengers discover, due to cell phone connections with family, that they're on a suicide mission and--almost paralyzed by stress and anxiety--decide to fight back. Most movies create tension by implying what might happen, but with United 93 the audience knows exactly what happened: Every person on that plane died. As a result, the movie is more relentlessly gut-wrenching than suspenseful (though the dawning realization of the air traffic controllers has an effective creeping dread). But writer/director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy) manages to keep the scale of the events human; there are no glamorous heroics, only terrifying confusion and desperate, hopeless bravery. One can only hope the movie brings some peace to the families of the passengers, as United 93 is the cinematic equivalent of a war memorial, commemorating lives lost in a moment of horrible, harrowing conflict. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Truely Moving Film
This is a very well put together movie. Emotional, heart rending and devestating. The ending either brings tears to my eyes or makes me cry, without fail every time I watch it. The vision of the ground rushing up to meet you and then blackness really sticks in your mind.
Rating: - United 93
This is a respectful, well-acted, honest, and as scrupulously accurate a cinematic account of the tragic flight of United 93 as we are probably ever going to see. For the few of you who don't know (and for you "Truthers" who disrespectfully call people "sheeple"), United 93 was the fourth plane hijacked on September 11, 2001. The plane was turned toward Washington DC by the terrorists, but it never got there, instead crashing into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. As far as we can tell, the ... Read More
Rating: - Remembrance
I saw this late last night and have to say, I watched it knowing I wouldn't be able to sleep afterwards and wanting to stop watching. Hard to do though, such is the grip the director exerts.
Of course, the story itself is so deeply compelling that even if it had been badly made it would have been dificult to switch off. The sense of "this could just as easily have happened to me" is overwhelming.
We all have memories of that day, and one of mine is of a little snippet ... Read More
Rating: - Not entirely factual, but very truthful
United 93 is one of the most harrowing movie experiences you're likely to have. This is because, of course, it is based on a real event and the viewer will know the outcome - everyone on the plane dies. As such, there is no way to know how many of the events depicted on the screen are factual - did the passengers overcome 2 of the hijackers and force their way into the cockpit? Was the plane headed for the Capitol? (personally, I think it more likely it was headed to the Pentagon, just as 2 planes ... Read More
Rating: - feels real?
You want reality? People want to talk about a movie being realistic and people talk about real events being movie-like. People that were even at historic events will say "it was like a movie". How can you ever know what it would be like to be on a plane that you and everyone on board knows is going to crash? You can't. It transcends waking consciousness. It still can be imagined, however. It can be portrayed in such a way as to give you the viewer *some* idea -I really believe this after seeing UNITED ... Read More
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