Flightplan
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Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle, desperate and alone, can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter.
What critics thought
Mixed reviews greeted this Jodie Foster thriller, with the tension of its setup praised but the payoff widely mocked. Critics split sharply on the script: some found it a credible, well-acted suspense machine, while others felt the plot unraveled so badly that any goodwill earned in the first act was squandered by the climax.
“suspenseful at first, this thriller becomes remote and un-involving; by the climax, it's just plain ridiculous”
Leonard Maltin·Leonard Maltin's 2012 Movie Guide
“plotholes the size of an Airbus in the script”
The Christian Science Monitor
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Robert SchwentkeDirector
Jodie FosterKyle
Peter SarsgaardCarson
Erika ChristensenFiona
Kate BeahanStephanie
Greta ScacchiTherapist
Judith ScottEstella
Sean BeanCaptain Rich
Michael IrbyObaid
Brent SextonElias
Marlene LawstonJulia
Stephanie FaracyAnna
Forrest LandisRhett Loud
James HornerComposer
Billy RayWriter
Florian BallhausCinematographyFlightplan
Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle, desperate and alone, can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter.
What critics thought
Mixed reviews greeted this Jodie Foster thriller, with the tension of its setup praised but the payoff widely mocked. Critics split sharply on the script: some found it a credible, well-acted suspense machine, while others felt the plot unraveled so badly that any goodwill earned in the first act was squandered by the climax.
“suspenseful at first, this thriller becomes remote and un-involving; by the climax, it's just plain ridiculous”
Leonard Maltin·Leonard Maltin's 2012 Movie Guide
“plotholes the size of an Airbus in the script”
The Christian Science Monitor
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Robert SchwentkeDirectorJodie FosterKylePeter SarsgaardCarsonErika ChristensenFionaKate BeahanStephanieGreta ScacchiTherapistJudith ScottEstellaSean BeanCaptain RichMichael IrbyObaidBrent SextonEliasMarlene LawstonJuliaStephanie FaracyAnnaForrest LandisRhett LoudJames HornerComposerBilly RayWriterFlorian BallhausCinematographyRent & Buy