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United 93
2006
· Movie
· 111 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #979
- IMDb #883
- Google retired #1930
- Rotten Tomatoes #921
- Metacritic #282
- Letterboxd #1275
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1005
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1320
- Metacritic Critics #182
- Metacritic Audience #886
- Criticker #802
- Douban #746
- Kinopoisk #1922
- AlloCiné #1801
- Trakt #1839
Every rating
60–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Metacritic critics on 90. Critics average 90, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A real-time account of the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked during the September 11 attacks. The film follows the passengers and crew as they gradually realize their flight is part of a coordinated terrorist attack. They make the courageous decision to fight back against the hijackers.
Details
- Director
- Paul Greengrass
- Writer
- Paul Greengrass
- Based on
- 9/11 Commission Report by 9/11 Commission
- Released
- 28 April 2006
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Arabic, German
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $76.3M
- Awards
- 21 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 43 →21 wins from 43 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Film Editing | Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2007 | Best Picture | United 93 | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2007 | Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2007 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2007 | Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| American Cinema Editors Awards 2007 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson | Nominee |
| American Film Institute Awards 2007 | Top 10 Films of the Year | United 93 | Winner |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Picture | United 93 | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations, 3 won
| British Producer of the Year | Tim Bevan, Lloyd Levin, and Paul Greengrass | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Paul Greengrass | Winner |
| Film of the Year | United 93 | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Direction | Paul Greengrass | Winner |
| Best Editing | Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Chris Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith, Douglas Cooper, Oliver Tarney, and Eddy Joseph | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Tim Bevan, Lloyd Levin, and Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing | Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson | Winner |
| Best Picture | United 93 | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 2 won
| Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film | United 93 | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | United 93 | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Film | United 93 | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Greengrass | Winner |
| Best Picture | United 93 | Winner |
Empire Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best British Film | United 93 | Winner |
| Best Film | United 93 | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of the Year | United 93 | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cast | United 93 | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | United 93 | Winner |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | United 93 | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | United 93 | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Editing | Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | United 93 | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Film | United 93 | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best American Film | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing for Sound Effects and Foley in a Foreign Film | Oliver Tarney, Eddy Joseph, Harry Barnes, Richard Fordham, Paul Conway, Jack Whittaker, Martin Cantwell, Tony Currie, Simon Chase, Stuart Morton, and Alex Joseph | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | United 93 | Nominee |