Rent United 93 (2006)
3.6 of 5 from 235 ratings
1h 46min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- On September 11 four planes were hijacked. Three hit their target. One did not. Based on the shocking true events of 9/11, United 93 is a powerful and provocative drama honouring the memory of the 40 passengers and crew on United Airlines Flight 93, the fourth hijacked plane of the 11th September 2001. As the hijackers pilot doomed flight to their target, the passengers stand as one and find the courage to fight back. Unfolding in real time and charting the explosive clash of modern day and old world, feature weaves a gripping story from the standpoint of the passengers, crew, flight controllers and military that will live in your memory forever.
- Actors:
- David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby, Liza Colón-Zayas, J.J. Johnson, Gary Commock, Polly Adams, Opal Alladin, Starla Benford, Trish Gates, Nancy McDoniel, Richard Bekins, Susan Blommaert, Ray Charleson, Christian Clemenson, Lorna Dallas, Denny Dillon
- Directors:
- Paul Greengrass
- Producers:
- Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Greengrass, Lloyd Levin
- Writers:
- Paul Greengrass
- Others:
- Richard Pearson, Chris Munro, Barry Ackroyd, Douglas Cooper, Christopher Rouse, Mike Prestwood-Smith, Oliver Tarney, Eddy Joseph, Clare Douglas
- Aka:
- Vuelo 93
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, History of US Presidents in Cinema: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/09/2011
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French DTS 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1, Latin American Spanish DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Flight 93 National Memorial
- Memorial Pages
- United 93: The Families and the Film
- Chasing Planes - Witnesses to 9/11
- Twin Towers
- Feature Commentary with Director Paul Greengrass
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/10/2026
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French DTS 5.1, Castilian Spanish DTS 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, German DTS 5.1, Latin American Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, Castillian, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- United 93: The Families and the Film: A closer look at how the filmmakers worked with the families of those on Flight 93 to honour their loved ones
- Chasing Planes - Witnesses to 9/11: Insights from air-traffic controllers, military personnel, and civilians who observed the events of September 11 as they unfolded. Flight 93 National Memorial: An overview of the creation and significance of the national memorial dedicated to the heroes of Flight 93
- Feature Commentary with Director Paul Greengrass
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Reviews (6) of United 93
Don't have nightmares - United 93 review by CP Customer
The tension of the hijack is brilliantly conveyed - particularly as the hijackers don't appear worthy of suspicion or attention. Paul Greengrass tells a difficult story with taste and a consistently deft touch. Be warned - it's a terrifying story. I didn't sleep well after watching it.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Eavesdropping on History - United 93 review by griggs
Paul Greengrass throws you straight into chaos and barely lets you catch your breath for two hours. United 93 rebuilds the morning of September 11 in near real time, and it feels like eavesdropping on history as it happens.
What struck me was the casting. Nobody here is famous, which makes the crew, controllers and hijackers feel unnervingly plausible — like ordinary people suddenly trapped inside an impossible situation. The handheld camera and overlapping dialogue make the confusion in the control rooms feel every bit as tense as what’s happening in the cabin.
The trouble is that all this realism keeps you at arm’s length. I’ve been to the 9/11 Museum, and no film competes with the twisted wreckage, the artefacts and the recordings of passengers’ final phone calls. Watching United 93 afterwards felt oddly muted, like I’d already sat through the harder version of this.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Excellent - United 93 review by Rob S
For those who have an interest in the subject matter, be it from morbid curiousity or just wanting to pay tribute to the heros on this flight, this film hits just the right note. It is not overly sentimental and although the terrorists are shown as such and they are clearly the villians of the piece, there is even an insight into how they may have felt even though they executed this terrible act. The film also goes someway to highlight why this mission (thank god) aimed at the Whitehouse, failed.
Good performances from an unknown cast and excellent documentary (if a little long) if you want to know more about the real victims and about the genuine feelings that the cast had for the people that they portray in the film.
Highly recommended.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.