Final Destination

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Final Destination

R

2000

1h 38m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Alex Browning is embarking on a trip to Paris. He experiences a premonition -- he sees the plane explode moments after leaving the ground. Insisting that everyone get off the plane, Alex and seven other people are forced to disembark. All watch as the plane actually explodes in a fireball. He and the other survivors have briefly cheated death, but will not be able to evade their fate for very long. One by one, these fugitives from fate fall victim to the grim reaper.

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Critics Consensus

Despite a panel of X-Files' alums at the helm and a promising premise, flighty performances and poor execution keep Final Destination from ever taking off.

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Fiona Sturges

Independent (UK)

05/22/2025

3/5

It's predictable but exciting stuff.

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Todd Camp

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

05/22/2025

2.5/5

Wong and Morgan actually scare up quite a few surprises, even if the territory is all too familiar.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

05/22/2025

Final Destination is pure shlock, pure and simple. But it's unadulterated, unashamed, and delivered with a certain hard-ball intensity.

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Feb 9

3/4

The film is able to milk the suspense unmercifully.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Oct 22

3/5

While it is a unique idea with some really cool deaths, some of the performances were so bad and the plot at times felt aimless. It's still a fun watch though!

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

Oct 22

4/5

This is a very effective horror film that started a new franchise. Despite some mixed performances, I still enjoy this surprisingly grounded and entertaining horror movie.

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Henry Alex

Oct 17

So many great memories!

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Pizza G.

@concrete_booger739 13h

A decent film to start the final destination franchise off with pretty creative kills and an iconic premonition scene, Final destination delivers for horror fans.

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John K

@WQCMI 22h

Dumb concept, should've been an X-Files episode.

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Charles T.

@CharlesGaming1000 6d

This is an awesome premise and the most MEMORABLE deaths ever besides part 2

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Musa A

@doodleflame May 22

Awesome, campy slasher film - was very entertaining

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Hannah LeeAnn F

@RT05126832 May 2

SPOILER ALERT: As someone who loves horror movies, I found Final Destination to be thrilling and incredibly interesting. The idea that the killer isn’t a person chasing its victims around but the literal concept of Death hunting down the plane survivors who should have died keeps things intriguing. You aren’t spending the whole movie wondering when the killer is going to pop out of the shadows and exact its revenge on its victims. The audience still gets to have an aspect of the unknown because the film looks closely in on every little thing, every detail that occurs prior to the death of the survivor, from a knife dropping all the way to an explosion. I enjoyed the anticipation from trying to figure out what event that they were focusing on was going to be the one that led to the survivor meeting their maker. This may not necessarily be exactly what you are expecting in a horror film, but it is a good one nonetheless.

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Synopsis

Alex Browning is embarking on a trip to Paris. He experiences a premonition -- he sees the plane explode moments after leaving the ground. Insisting that everyone get off the plane, Alex and seven other people are forced to disembark. All watch as the plane actually explodes in a fireball. He and the other survivors have briefly cheated death, but will not be able to evade their fate for very long. One by one, these fugitives from fate fall victim to the grim reaper.

Director: James Wong
Producer: Glen Morgan, Craig Perry, Warren Zide
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Reddick
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Zide-Perry Productions, Hard Eight Pictures
Rating: R (Terror|Language|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.3M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)