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Emergency Declaration

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While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.

Critics Reviews

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 08/12/2022
It's a strong movie... But maybe not what people are dialing up to see at this present moment. Go to Full Review David Fear Rolling Stone 08/12/2022
This is still star-driven, big-screen goofiness writ large, something to be consumed with popcorn and a crowd, and that fact its hitting U.S. screens during the summer dog days couldn’t be more welcome. Go to Full Review Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 08/12/2022
0/4
A lumbering and desperate ode to our common humanity that also tries to scare and thrill viewers into submission. Go to Full Review Joshua Polanski Boston Hassle 07/11/2024
In terms of major studio films with the power to actually influence audiences on a meaningful scale, I can’t imagine a film with much more effective potential. Go to Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim 07/27/2023
3/4
In the span of time it takes for a plane to fly from Seoul to Honolulu, a psychopath boards an airplane at Incheon and releases a deadly biological pathogen onboard, which results in passengers getting sick and/or dying (and turning on each other). Go to Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome 07/24/2023
Emergency Declaration is thrilling and hits too close to home, given the world we’re living in now, but the film cannot stick the landing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Kktran 08/17/2022 This is a must watch!!!!!!! 👍🏻 See more Mae 08/15/2022 Great movie! Great acting from the entire cast! Highly recommend it. Relevant to our era and thought provoking. Yim Siwan's performance was dynamic and powerful. . Riveting! See more Janet R 08/13/2022 I love a good disaster movie and a good deadly virus flick. This had both! Excellent drama, keep things interesting, and kept the tension at just the right level. See more Melissa W 08/12/2022 it might come in third to prior Song Kang-ho/Lee Byung-hun movies Joint Security Area and The Good, The Bad and The Weird, but is still pretty great. See more Sep 14 Great suspense and thrills, and deep philosophical questions to boot. You can't be disappointed. See more nova s Sep 13 Amazing watch. Keeps you on the edge of your seat constantly, anticipating what's coming next. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Han Jae-rim

Director

Song Kang-ho

Actor

Lee Byung-hun

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Jeon Do-yeon

Actor

Kim Nam-gil

Actor

Im Si-wan

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Movie Info

Synopsis While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.
Director
Han Jae-rim
Producer
Han Jae-rim, Baek Chang-ju
Screenwriter
Han Jae-rim
Distributor
Well Go USA Entertainment
Genre
Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 12, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 29, 2022
Runtime
2h 18m