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Flight

Flight

Some miracles are not what they seem.

20126.92h 18m

Overview

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker 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.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Written by John Gatins
Produced by Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, Jack Rapke
Box OfficeBudget: $31.0MRevenue: $161.8M

Top Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Whip Whitaker

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Hugh Lang

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly

Nicole

John Goodman

John Goodman

Harling Mays

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Charlie Anderson

Brian Geraghty

Brian Geraghty

Ken Evans

Tamara Tunie

Tamara Tunie

Margaret Thomason

Nadine Velazquez

Nadine Velazquez

Katerina Marquez

Peter Gerety

Peter Gerety

Avington Carr

Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais

Deana

Themes & Keywords

airplaneconfessioninvestigationpilotemergency landingflightalcoholismf wordhangoverairplane accidentairplane crashsyringedenialbaseball stadiumperjurynational transportation safety boardflying upside downnarcissistrelapsesubstance abusehardcautionaryinspirationaldramatic

About Flight

Flight is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of airplane, confession, investigation, pilot, emergency landing, flight. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly. Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker 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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