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United 93

Movie · 2006 · 110 min

A harrowing, real-time plunge into dread and courage, so tense and raw that it leaves you shaken and grieving long after.

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2006 film directed by Paul Greengrass
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Year
2006
Runtime
110 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • grief
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • military
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour0
Realism9
Romance1
Tension10
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

Details

Genres
drama, docudrama, biographical, disaster
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
Written by
Paul Greengrass
Starring
James Fox, Olivia Thirlby, Cheyenne Jackson, Gregg Henry, David Rasche, Khalid Abdalla, Christian Clemenson, Corey Johnson
Music
John Powell
Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States, France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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