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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   71,081 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Andrew Niccol (story) and
Sacha Gervasi (story) ...
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Release Date:
18 June 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Life is waiting.
Plot:
An eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(62 articles)
Salman Khan will star in Prem Soni's next
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Salman Khan will star in Prem Soni's next
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User Comments:
A triumphant Hanks and Spielberg movie, they do it again! more (543 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Terminal (USA) (working title)
La terminal (Argentina) (International: Spanish title) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Le terminal (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Терминал (Russia) [ru]
O Terminal (Brazil) [pt]
Terminaali (Finland) [fi]
Terminal (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Terminal (Estonia) [et]
Terminal (Germany) [de]
The Terminal (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief language and drug references.
Runtime:
128 min
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | France:U | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Spain:T | Iceland:L (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:All | Malaysia:U | India:U (cinema release) | Sweden:7 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40891)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The terminal set was a near-full-size replica built in a former hangar, with three working sets of escalators, and populated by many familiar stores (e.g. Burger King, Mrs. Fields, W.H. Smith). Some of these brands were recruited by Dreamworks, while others approached the studio when word of the production got out. Many of the stores and restaurants were built by the construction crews that build actual mall and airport stores for the respective companies, and some had fully-functioning equipment (e.g. ovens, cash registers, etc). However, the inclusion of a brand on the set was not a guarantee of inclusion in the film; Dreamworks retained full control over editing, and some brands appear only briefly or not at all. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the INS Agent escorts Viktor into the terminal for the first time, a crew member's hand holds the doors open. The hand is not visible in shots of the same door from the same angle later in the film. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
PA announcer: United airlines announcing the arrival of Flight 9435 from Beijing. Customer service representative please report to gate C42.
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Soundtrack:
Theme from a Summer Place more

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Was the movie based on a true story?
What is Viktor carrying in the Planters can?
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40 out of 72 people found the following comment useful.
A triumphant Hanks and Spielberg movie, they do it again!, 18 July 2005
8/10
Author: Eazy91 from Pennsylvania

*** Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Kumar Pallana. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Of course when the movie came out I seemed spectacle that a movie that takes place in an airport could even begin to be mildly entertaining. Yet in the hands of Steven Spielberg he makes it great, and contains that artistic appeal. Based on the true story of Viktor Navorski (Hanks;in his impressive role as an illegal alien) who gets stuck in an airport in New York and can't risk to step a foot out in N.Y without being arrested. While there he be-friends a flight attendant Amelie Warren (the beautiful Zeta-Jones) who he happens to have his eye on. Spielberg makes even the worst sounding movie one of the best of the year. Bravo on Hanks and Spielberg's part.

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