Flight of the Phoenix
Back to browse
60% Critic Match

Flight of the Phoenix

Out of the ashes, hope will rise.

6.0 / 10 2004 1h 53mPG-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

Dennis Quaid

Frank Towns

Lead
Tyrese Gibson

Tyrese Gibson

AJ

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Elliott

Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Kelly

Tony Curran

Tony Curran

Rodney

Sticky Fingaz

Sticky Fingaz

Jeremy

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Sammi

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Ian

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Moore's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Flight of the Phoenix is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker