The Terminal
Comedy, Romance
Dreamworks  (2004) 129 mins PG-13

7.1 (62,129 votes)
Tom Hanks plays Viktor Navorski, a man who has had the bad luck to fly into New York's JFK Airport on the day his (fictional Eastern European) country breaks out in war and ceases to exist in the eyes of the US Immigration service. He is unable to enter the USA on his (now invalid) passport, and he can not be deported either. He is forced to live in the airport until a solution can be found. The bulk of the movie features the adventures of Navorski as he makes a home for himself in the airport. Based on a true story....

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Cast and Crew
Catherine Zeta-Jones  ......  Amelia Warren
Tom Hanks  ......  Viktor Navorski
Eddie Jones  ......  Salchak
Diego Luna  ......  Enrique Cruz
Chi McBride  ......  Mulroy
Zoe Saldana  ......  Torres
Director  .....  Steven Spielberg
Producer  .....  Steven Spielberg; Andrew Niccol; Laurie MacDonald; Walter F. Parkes
Writer  .....  Jeff Nathanson; Andrew Niccol; Sacha Gervasi
Cinematography  .....  Janusz Kaminski
Musician  .....  John Williams
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: In the end when Viktor gets into the cab, he never shuts the door, but when he is shown again after the driver asks for destination, the door is closed. (more)

Trivia:
Selected as the opening film of the 2004 Venice Film Festival. (more)

Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA (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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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations (more)