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Flight of the Phoenix
“Out of the ashes, hope will rise.”
6.0 / 10• 2004• 1h 53m•PG-13• English
ActionAdventureDrama
Storyline
When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.
Cast & Crew
Dennis Quaid
Frank Towns
Lead
Tyrese Gibson
AJ
Giovanni Ribisi
Elliott
Miranda Otto
Kelly
Tony Curran
Rodney
Sticky Fingaz
Jeremy
Jacob Vargas
Sammi
Hugh Laurie
Ian
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Moore's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Flight of the Phoenix is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
