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The Terminal is a 2004 American tragicomedy and drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. Sacha Gervasi and Jeff Nathanson wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by Mehran Karimi Nasseri. The cast includes Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, and Barry Shabaka Henley. The narrative is set in New York City and focuses on aviation.
Produced by Laurie MacDonald, Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes, and Andrew Niccol, the film was made by Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, and Parkes+MacDonald Production. Janusz Kamiński served as director of photography, with Michael Kahn editing and John Williams composing the score. Filming took place in Montreal. The movie was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format.
The Terminal has a runtime of 128 minutes and an original language of English, Russian, and French. It grossed 219417255 against a budget of 60000000. Review scores include 6.2/10, 55/100, and 61%, with a TMDb vote average of 7.352 and an IMDb rating of 7.4. Its tagline is "Life is waiting."
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7.4An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Viktor Navorski
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Amelia Warren
- Stanley Tucci as Frank Dixon
- Chi McBride as Mulroy
- Diego Luna as Enrique Cruz
- Barry Shabaka Henley as Thurman
Themes
- new york city
- friendship
- marriage proposal
- airport
- stewardess
- translation
- illegal immigration
- language barrier
- immigration law
- craftsman
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Screenwriter
- Jeff Nathanson
- Cast member
- Benny Golson
- Composer
- John Williams
- Producer
- Andrew Niccol
- Cinematographer
- Janusz Kamiński
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Montreal
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 505081
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- film editor
- Michael Kahn
- title
- The Terminal
- distributed by
- Netflix
- inspired by
- Mehran Karimi Nasseri
- box office
- 77872883
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Terminal
- review score
- 61%
- capital cost
- 60000000
- publication date
- 2004-10-07
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Encyclopedic overview
The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stanley Tucci. The film is about an Eastern European man who is stuck in New York's John F. Kennedy Airport terminal when he is denied entry to the United States, but is unable to return to his native country because of a military coup.
The film is partially inspired by the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri who lived in Terminal 1 of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006.
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