Movie Information
Overall Rank: 2685
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 52
Theatrical Release Date: 09/09/2016
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 12/20/2016
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Aaron Eckhart, Autumn Reeser, Sam Huntington
Plot: Follows the life of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, an airline pilot responsible for the "Miracle on the Hudson" where he safely glided his damaged plane onto the Hudson River, saving all 155 people aboard. But beyond this one event, even a hero's life isn't always heroic and when people begin digging, it could ultimately destroy everything he has worked toward. -- Chris Kavan
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3/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/06/2019
Clint Eastwood assures us he still has a sharp eye for brilliant directing with this intrepid true tale of heroism.
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3.5/4
Rod - wrote on 08/19/2018
Has a good story to tell, good actors to tell it, and good enough to generate intended emotion from the audience.
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2.5/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/19/2017
The main problem with Sully is not the acting (Tom Hanks is perfectly cast), but the story, which, though compelling, feels like Clint Eastwood stretched as far as he could go, despite the fact this is his shortest film to date. The part that actually showed the landing and rescue were done tastefully, but the whole investigation and trial portion dragged on far too long and yet didn't feel like it added much at the same time. A well-meaning biography of certainly an amazing event, but just never finds its footing.
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Rating of
2/4
Another plane crash ...
ikkegoemikke - wrote on 12/23/2016
"There was no time for calculating. I had relied on my experience of managing the altitude and speed of thousand of flights over four decades. I eyeballed it."
Respect for the pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger who set down an Airbus in the middle of the Hudson River in 2009 and miraculously managed to ensure the safety of the 155 passengers. A true feat which was only possible due to his years of experience as a pilot. Otherwise, this almost impossible maneuver would never have happened. With all its consequences. And all this because of a flock of geese, who didn't know about the traffic rule involving vehicles coming from the right, and who were massively sucked into the turbine engines. As a result those engines stopped working. And that's when the sh*t hit the fan. But thanks to …
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