Flightplan

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Flightplan

PG-13

Released Sep 23, 2005

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A widow becomes frantic when her six-year-old daughter disappears on an airplane traveling from Berlin to New York.

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The actors are all on key here, but as the movie progress, tension deflates as the far-fetched plot kicks in.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

The alternations between reality and illusion could have been intriguing but the filmmaker doesn't want to go on that track at all.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 9, 2019

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Nell Minow

Beliefnet

It's always a bad sign in a thriller when the big reveal is greeted by hoots of derisive laughter.

Rated: D

Sep 1, 2011

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

A disposable B-movie without much excitement or ingenuity.

Rated: C

May 4, 2006

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Fans of action flicks will lap this up, but for those expecting an adult thriller, the 11th-hour diversion into unexpected territory is unwelcome turbulence, marring what, up until then, had been a slick, smooth and extremely enjoyable ride.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 25, 2021

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Has there been an abduction, or is this a figment of a rattled mind? Nothing becomes clear until late in the film, by which time you should be fully gripped by this bizarre mystery.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 20, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

Sets up its premise quickly, then simply has nowhere to go.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 5, 2019

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Andy S

So the plot makes no actual sense. I was all ready for it to be a whats real vs whats in her head kinda like Shutter Island. Only for it to be in fact a nonsensical conspiracy hijacking thing. Also no one involved in this film has ever been on a plane before because the aircraft is insanely large and filled with nothing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/25

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Martin F

Strong Jodie Foster, idiotic script. Enjoy the first 60‘ and then shut off, imagining how amazing they could be. In reality the last 30’ make no sense whatsoever and border on an unintentional parody.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/25

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Thalles F

Honestly, i don't understand the bad rating. There are movies much worse than this one with better ratings.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Marcella B

So it wasn’t awful. But pretty early on clear what the plot is. No surprises.. also the actress mom for some reason made me even want to root against her. Wouldn’t recommend.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/13/25

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Luis R

Even after 18yrs on; was still a good movie, to think how things used to be with travel. Also, great cast. However; story could still have been more polished.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Audience Member

It ain't no Silence of the Lambs. The supporting cast were hams though.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Synopsis

A widow becomes frantic when her six-year-old daughter disappears on an airplane traveling from Berlin to New York.

Director: Robert Schwentke
Producer: Brian Grazer
Screenwriter: Terry Hayes, Billy Ray
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Imagine Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Intense Plot Material)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $89.7M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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