World Trade Center

"The world saw evil that day. Two men saw something else."

2006 2h 9m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 1,883🍅66%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★6IMDB · 91,655

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Synopsis

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Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

“The world saw evil that day. Two men saw something else.”

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Cast

Nicolas Cage
John McLoughlin
Maria Bello
Donna McLoughlin
Connor Paolo
Steven McLoughlin
Anthony Piccininni
JJ McLoughlin
Alexa Gerasimovich
Erin McLoughlin
Morgan Flynn
Caitlin McLoughlin
Michael Peña
Will Jimeno
Armando Riesco
Antonio Rodrigues

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oliver Stone
Writers: Andrea Berloff, Robert Consing
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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4 / 8

CAST

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377+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oliver Stone, shot by Seamus McGarvey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Craig Armstrong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Julie Monroe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nicolas Cage and Maria Bello and Connor Paolo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Oliver Stone directs. Seamus McGarvey behind the camera. Craig Armstrong scores. Julie Monroe cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 20 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
4377+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Oliver Stone, shot by Seamus McGarvey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Craig Armstrong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Julie Monroe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nicolas Cage and Maria Bello and Connor Paolo carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The world saw evil that day. Two men saw something else.".
10IMDB entry: tt0469641 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 22 themes, including "rescue", "hero", "alarm clock", "war on terror".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
Original score: Craig Armstrong
Editing: Julie Monroe
Production design: Jan Roelfs
Costume design: Michael Dennison
Makeup / hair: Ilona Herman
VFX supervisor: John Scheele
Sound: Ann Scibelli
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $65,000,000
Box office: $163,200,000
Return: 251% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: World Trade Center (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 66% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 66/100
IMDB rating: 6/10 · 91,655 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

4 wins & 12 nominations total

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-14
★ 1/10
This film marks the end, the absolute end of Oliver Stone's work. Alexander wasn't great, but you still had that Oliver Stone vibe when you watched it. You still knew who was making it. World Trade Center is Stone directing a Lifetime movie with an enormous budget. It's competently made...but it's doesn't feel like it's Oliver Stone signed sealed, and delivered. Once upon a time you could sit down and watch a movie and knew he directed it without even knowing the title. Now, well, after Alexander, you can tell he had a hand in the script and that's really it. WTC doesn't have the mark of Oliver Stone on it and, honestly it sucks because of it.

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