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The Terminal

The Terminal

Life is waiting.

20047.32h 8m

Overview

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson, Andrew Niccol
Produced by Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg, Laurie MacDonald
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $219.4M

Top Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Viktor Navorski

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Amelia Warren

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Frank Dixon

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Mulroy

Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Enrique Cruz

Barry Shabaka Henley

Barry Shabaka Henley

Thurman

Kumar Pallana

Kumar Pallana

Gupta Rajan

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Torres

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones

Salchak

Jude Ciccolella

Jude Ciccolella

Karl Iverson

Themes & Keywords

new york cityfriendshipmarriage proposalairportstewardesstranslationillegal immigrationlanguage barrierimmigration lawcraftsmanfast food restaurantjazz singer or musiciansaxophonistautographpassportbased on true storysombereastern europeanjazz historyinsappreciativedoubtfulenthusiastic

About The Terminal

The Terminal is a comedy, drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, marriage proposal, airport, stewardess, translation. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it stars Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci. An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

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