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United 93

United 93

Film · 2006

Original languageEnglish

Runtime

GenreDramaHistoryThriller

Set in2001
Letterboxd average
3.8 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0182Last checked

Directed byPaul Greengrass
5 years
between the events and the release
2001 → 2006

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Event

A set of hijacking-based suicide attacks carried out by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda against various targets in the United States on September 11, 2001. Al-Qaeda operatives took control of several commercial airliners, ramming two into the Twin Towers in New York City and a third into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The fourth aircraft crashed in an isolated area following an attempted seizure of control from the passengers.

filed under 2001

Runs throughPost-Cold War Era2War on Terror

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Production Information

Written by
Paul Greengrass
Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd
Production design
Dominic Watkins
Costume design
Dinah Collin
Music by
John Powell
Production countries
FranceUnited KingdomUnited States
Budget
$15 million
Box office
$76.3 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB.

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