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Flightplan
Sign in to saveFlightplan is a 2005 mystery psychological thriller film directed by Robert Schwentke from a screenplay written by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray. It stars Jodie Foster as Kyle Pratt, a recently widowed American aircraft engineer living in Berlin, who flies back to the United States with her daughter and her husband's body. She loses her daughter during the flight and must struggle to find her while proving her sanity at the same time. It also features Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Kate Beahan, Greta Scacchi, Sean Bean, and Matt Bomer in his film debut.
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Flightplan is a 2005 thriller, mystery, and drama film directed by Robert Schwentke. The screenplay was written by Billy Ray, with Brian Grazer serving as producer. The cast includes Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, and Kate Beahan. James Horner composed the music, while Florian Ballhaus was the director of photography and Thom Noble edited the film. The story focuses on aviation and terrorism, with narrative events taking place in Berlin.
Produced by Imagine Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures, the film originated in Germany and the United States. It was filmed in Berlin and Leipzig. The movie has a runtime of 98 minutes and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. It received a PG-13 rating.
The film had a budget of 55,000,000 and earned 223,387,299 at the box office. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.3 based on 185,678 votes. Other ratings include a Metascore of 53 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 36%. The film received 2 wins and 6 nominations.
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6.4Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle, desperate and alone, can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter.
Cast
- Jodie Foster as Kyle
- Peter Sarsgaard as Carson
- Erika Christensen as Fiona
- Kate Beahan as Stephanie
- Greta Scacchi as Therapist
- Judith Scott as Estella
Themes
- berlin, germany
- airplane
- loss of loved one
- baby-snatching
- flight
- missing child
- flight attendant
- missing daughter
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
176,590 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
36%
Metacritic
53/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
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Key facts
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- Brian Grazer
- Film.name
- Flightplan
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- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Robert Schwentke
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- James Horner
- Film.cinematography
- Florian Ballhaus
- Film.editing
- Thom Noble
- Film.distributor
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Film.runtime
- 98 minutes
- Film.budget
- $55 million
- Film.gross
- $223.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Music
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Controversy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Flightplan is a 2005 mystery psychological thriller film directed by Robert Schwentke from a screenplay written by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray. It stars Jodie Foster as Kyle Pratt, a recently widowed American aircraft engineer living in Berlin, who flies back to the United States with her daughter and her husband's body. She loses her daughter during the flight and must struggle to find her while proving her sanity at the same time. It also features Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Kate Beahan, Greta Scacchi, Sean Bean, and Matt Bomer in his film debut.
Released theatrically by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on September 23, 2005, in the United States and on October 20, 2005, in Germany, the film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the direction, performances of the cast (particularly Foster's), and the thriller elements of the film but criticized the screenplay. It was also a major commercial success, grossing over $223.4 million worldwide on a $55 million budget, and received two nominations at the 32nd Saturn Awards; Best Action or Adventure Film, and Best Actress (for Foster).
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