Release Year: 2016

Rating: 8.2/10 ( voted)

Critic's Score: /100

Director: Clint Eastwood

Stars: Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Aaron Eckhart

Storyline
On Thursday, January 15th, 2009, the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson" when Captain,

Writers: Todd Komarnicki, Chesley Sullenberger, Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Aaron Eckhart, Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Aaron Eckhart, Anna Gunn, Autumn Reeser, Sam Huntington, Jerry Ferrara, Jeff Kober, Ann Cusack, Molly Hagan, Mike O'Malley, Holt McCallany, Chris Bauer, Lynn Marocola, Valerie Mahaffey, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Cast:
Tom Hanks - Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
Laura Linney - Lorraine Sullenberger
Aaron Eckhart - Jeff Skiles
Anna Gunn - Dr. Elizabeth Davis
Autumn Reeser - Passenger with Baby
Sam Huntington - Jeff Kolodjay
Jerry Ferrara -
Jeff Kober - L.T. Cook
Ann Cusack - Donna Dent
Molly Hagan - Doreen Welsh
Mike O'Malley - Charles Porter
Holt McCallany - Mike Cleary
Chris Bauer - Larry Rooney
Lynn Marocola - NYC Police Officer
Valerie Mahaffey - Diane Higgins

Taglines: The untold story behind the miracle on the Hudson

Official Website: Official site

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: 3 Jan 2016

Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Runtime: 96 min

Trivia:
A newspaper stated in 2015 that Eastwood gave Doris Day a copy of the script, she loved it and was tempted to return to the big screen, this turned out to be a false rumor. Apparently, some-one just created a grapevine to start gossiping. See more »

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An intelligently unfolded drama that makes good use of multiple flashbacks and internal visions to bring the audience not only inside Sully's head but also to really 'feel' the emergency landing rather than just witness it, without disturbing the flow of the film. Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart give solid performances and their portrayals of pilot and co pilot respective are compelling and likable. Laura Linney is good but doesn't have much of a part. After that it's just a handful of featured passengers, who are a little predictable but not problematically so, and the investigation team, who come across right off as having an agenda to scapegoat Sully - needed for drama, otherwise you don't really have a film - based on fact or not I can not say. The big event is very well portrayed, and seen from multiple perspectives several times via flashbacks. CGI was occasionally a little obvious but I watched on an IMAX screen, the largest in the world, so possibly that exacerbated the issue. I don't recommend seeing it on the IMAX - too many close ups of cast which felt weird plus I perceived a kind of jerkiness in movement at times as if frame rate was off for the giant screen - no idea what caused this or even quite how to describe it, but it was distracting. IMAX was great for the flight scenes and that's it. Good job Eastwood and co. 7.5.

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