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69% Critic Match
Flight
“Some miracles are not what they seem.”
6.9 / 10• 2012• 2h 18m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.
Cast & Crew
Denzel Washington
Whip Whitaker
Lead
Don Cheadle
Hugh Lang
Kelly Reilly
Nicole
John Goodman
Harling Mays
Bruce Greenwood
Charlie Anderson
Brian Geraghty
Ken Evans
Tamara Tunie
Margaret Thomason
Nadine Velazquez
Katerina Marquez
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Zemeckis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Flight is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
