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Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) 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.

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Robert Zemeckis makes a triumphant return to live-action cinema with Flight, a thoughtful and provocative character study propelled by a compelling performance from Denzel Washington.

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Flight (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Flight isn't an easy sit. It doesn't offer up comforting answers to the many questions it raises or deal in exaggerated platitudes an audience might find simplistically comforting. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 5, 2022 Full Review Flight (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Megan Burbank Bitch Media Flight proves, in a bad way, that believable characters are essential for all good movies. Jan 14, 2021 Full Review Flight (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online While his performance here is perhaps not as introspective as it had the potential to become... it is off kilter from his more usual fare these days making it that much more memorable and compelling. Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2017 Full Review Flight (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson No actor I know working today can take a feather of character nuance and turn it into a moral fiber of steely resolve with merely a new look or a change of voice inflection the way Denzel can. Rated: 5/5 Oct 13, 2024 Full Review Flight (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Led by Denzel Washington's top-notch performance in Flight, Robert Zemeckis' return to live action was worth the wait. Rated: 4.5/5 Dec 28, 2022 Full Review Flight (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Washington delivers one of his most complex and intricate performances. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 21, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sams K "Feelin' Alright"This movie is perfect Denzel Washington is such a great actor with a stunning John Goodman! Must watch. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Audience Member Outstanding, jarring, beautiful Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review George W The first twenty minutes or so are absolutely riveting. I've been told by pilots what the captain does with the jet is not possible--it would break apart--but the CGI is so good it's compelling and completely believable. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Rick C The movie FLIGHT it’s not about a plane crash.The plane crash symbolic of a persons life crashing in on a person. The plane crash itself was what it took to get somebody to face some themselves and their alcoholism .I’ve seen articles about the unrealistic flight sequence. I come from a family of pilots.My dad was a Naval Flight Instructor WWII my Uncle flew 30 missions over Germany in a B-17 retired by 30 years is a colonel in the Air Force, my other uncle was a Corsair pilot World War II: I’m sure they would’ve had criticism of the plane, maneuvers and crash sequence So maybe they could’ve been a little less dramatic with that but as I said, this is not a movie about a plane flight and crash.This movie flight is about Is someone who was in flight from facing his problem.People who have not suffered from addiction or alcoholism or family members who have don’t understand what happens to people and the insidious nature of the disease where one has lost all control of themselves and it is a disease .I think the depiction of that was very dramatically illustrated, but not overly dramatic, because many people have more dramatic stories to tell about how they finally got sober!And unfortunately, most alcoholics don’t get sober and stay sober even with all the help today: though with the Alcoholics Anonymous the 12 steps have helped many alcoholics and other obsessive, compulsive disorders.Sometimes it takes tragic events to break through the denial that allows people to have some kind of spiritual experience, which allows them to get sober!That’s why I really like this movie.For anyone who has dealt with alcoholism, addiction, or family members that have because it is a family disease: I really think this is a must see movie! Also hope many other people will take the depiction as what happens to people and what it takes sometimes for people to actually face their alcoholism and addiction and and take the consequences to get clean and sober.As a note, the Dolly Llama said the greatest spiritual concept and gift to the world to come out of America was Alcoholics Anonymous in the 12 steps. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review Soberum An excellent performance from Denzel and the rest of the cast. Some say the film is dated and the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse is flippant but that cannot be further from the truth. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Sydney S This movie is not based on a true story. It's completely unbelievable and almost justifying alcoholism. If someone killed a loved one of mine by flying drunk I'd be mad. Just a really dumb story Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert Zemeckis Director Denzel Washington Whip Whitaker Don Cheadle Hugh Lang Kelly Reilly Nicole John Goodman Harling Mays Bruce Greenwood Charlie Anderson
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Synopsis Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) 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.

Director
Robert Zemeckis

Producer
Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke

Screenwriter
John Gatins

Distributor
Paramount Pictures

Production Co
ImageMovers, Parkes/MacDonald

Rating
R (Intense Action Sequence|Drug and Alcohol Abuse|Language|Sexuality/Nudity)

Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 2, 2012, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2014

Box Office (Gross USA)
$93.7M

Runtime
2h 18m

Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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