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Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Kate Beahan, Michael Irby ... see more see more... , Erika Christensen , Shane Edelman , Mary Gallagher , Stephanie Faracy , Christopher Gartin , Lois Hall , Greta Scacchi , Klaus Schindler , Judith Scott , John Benjamin Hickey , Christian Berkel , Bess Wohl , Brent Sexton , Kirk B.R. Woller , Gavin Grazer , Cooper Thornton , Dirk Vahle , Forrest Landis , Matt Bomer , Jesse Burch , Marlene Lawston , Haley Ramm , Jana Kolesarova , Eva Plackner , Amanda Brooks , Drake Johnston , Assaf Cohen

A woman is forced to prove her own sanity to save the life of her daughter in this taut thriller. Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster) is a successful aircraft designer who has recently been dealing with the tra... read more read more...umatic death of her husband. After traveling to Berlin on business with her six-year-old daughter, Julia (Marlene Lawston), Kyle falls asleep on their flight back to New York, only to discover that her daughter has gone missing. While not knowing where Julia has gone is troubling enough, even more disturbing is the insistence by sky marshal Gene Carson (Peter Sarsgaard) and Captain Rich (Sean Bean) that no records indicate that the child ever boarded the jet. As Kyle becomes increasingly desperate to find her daughter, she must prove to the men in charge that her daughter did in fact board the plane with her, and that this turn of events is not a product of her imagination. But if Julia has gone missing, who has taken her and why? Also starring Erika Christensen and Kate Beahan, Flightplan was the first English-language feature from German director Robert Schwentke. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Robert Schwentke

Release Date: September 23, 2005

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DVD Release Date: January 24, 2006

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  • TheGame90
    February 12, 2012
    TheGame90
    This is the right kind of movie for Jodie Foster to do her thing. Cause she's good at this. It was pretty interesting...But it's the kind of movie where you kind of don't wanna find out what have happened. Cause the secret is more exciting than the truth. But it was a good movie.... read more And I'm glad I saw it
  • 76Majikat
    December 31, 2011
    76Majikat
    Although Flightplan is a highly predictable film, Jodie Foster gives a good performance, which keeps you glued throughout, just sit back and enjoy.
  • cosmo313
    December 30, 2011
    cosmo313
    Atmosphere, tension, and acting are what make this an enjoyable, above average thriller. Paying too much attention to plot holes, contrivances, and that sort of thing will only ruin the movie. Just sit back, turn your brain off for 95 minutes, and enjoy the ride- it's much bette... read morer that way. Oh yeah, while it does borrow quite a bit of elements from The Lady Vanishes, it's not a total ripoff or remake.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    October 4, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Flightplan is an intense thriller with a very good cast. Starring Jodie Foster as an aircraft designer, she boards a plane that she designed with her daughter. She falls asleep and discovers her daughter is missing. She must now prove that she isn't crazy and that she boarded the... read more plane with her daughter. Flightplan has effective plot twists throughout and it keeps you guessing till the end. The cast deliver great performances, and Flightplan is an engrossing thriller. The story is well developed and I was surprised at how good the film was. The reason that this film works so well is because of the solid performance delivered by Jodie Foster. Flightplan is not a perfect film, but it does manage to deliver enough thrills for the viewer to forget its imperfections. The film leaves you on the edge of your seat constantly Flightplan is a good film with a good cast and an effective story that keeps you interested in the film. Not a perfect film, however it's still very much entertaining, and the cast here do a fine job at delivering good performances. As far as thrillers are concerned, this film is a good enough film to give you the thrills that you want from the genre. The films imperfections are minimal, and the acting and story development more than makes up for it. This is a good film with plenty of entertaining edge of you seat moments.
  • fb729949618
    September 26, 2011
    fb729949618
    Has its ups and downs. Could have been better, if it didn't become so farfetched as certain points.
  • spielberg00
    September 7, 2011
    spielberg00
    I'll start off by stating the absolute bottom line: There is not a single moment in this film that even remotely fails to thrill. Taking many of its plot elements and themes from Alfred Hitchcock's early British thriller THE LADY VANISHES, this 2005 Jodie Foster film is truly br... read moreilliant. Just imagine FLIGHTPLAN as a roller coaster ride...except on a plane. If you want to know the truth, that's precisely what it is: a high-speed, full-blast thrill ride, peppered at the best moments with twists, turns, and loops in the plot--or plots; whichever is preferable. In fact, FLIGHTPLAN is almost as memorable as THE LADY VANISHES is itself.
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Great twists and turns with an unexpected ending! On the edge of your seat thriller!
  • TomBowler
    March 31, 2011
    TomBowler
    Despite a solid performance from Foster and Skarsgard, the film is lacking overall. Full review later.
  • Redlats
    January 30, 2011
    Redlats
    Jodie Foster plays the role of the protective mother quite well. This movie has us doubting Jodie's sanity while she struggles to figure out what is going on.

    Amazing, I saw it a second time a year after I first watched it, and I totally forgot who the bad guy(s) were. Still o... read morenly a mediocre movie in my eyes.
  • crunchbunch
    January 5, 2011
    crunchbunch
    Despite the storyline being somewhat of a stretch, the film is a fantastic thriller with some interesting twists. Jodie Foster's performance keeps you gripped until the very end.

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Critic Reviews

Rex Reed
September 28, 2005
Rex Reed, New York Observer

[Foster's] such a valuable commodity that I wish she'd spend her time making better movies. Full Review

Mark Holcomb
September 27, 2005
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice

We're starkly reminded that there's nothing quite so fickle as paranoia, and that some people are never more persuasive than when they're out of their minds. Full Review

Richard Roeper
September 26, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

I do think this is a solid thriller for our times. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 24, 2005
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

One of those thrillers that pivots around the question of how daring -- or how focus-group cautious -- we suspect the filmmakers will turn out to be. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
September 23, 2005
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Succeeds admirably, both as a sophisticated psychological thriller and as an example of, if not great art, then superb craftsmanship. Full Review

David Edelstein
September 23, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate

A more than decent thriller. Full Review

Claudia Puig
September 23, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Not worth the trip. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
September 23, 2005
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Foster's cobalt-blue eyes and pale, pointy features have rarely been used to such ambiguous effect. Is she the hardest or the most hurt-looking woman you've ever seen? Full Review

Mick LaSalle
September 23, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's a tense, concise and elegantly shot film that creates a sense of menace from the very beginning - - and in a way that's unusual. Full Review

Roger Moore
September 23, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Flightplan, nerve-racking as it is, stops well short of its final destination. Full Review

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