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MONEY
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Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
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Flightplan
"If someone took everything you live for... how far would you go to get it back?"
2005 1h 38m EN
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6.4
MID
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36%
ROTTEN
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53
METACRITIC
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6.3
IMDB
★6.4TMDB · 3,081🥫36%Rotten Tomatoes●53Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 176,590
ThrillerDramaMystery
Synopsis
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Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle, desperate and alone, can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter.
“If someone took everything you live for... how far would you go to get it back?”
Cast
Jodie Foster
Kyle
Peter Sarsgaard
Carson
Erika Christensen
Fiona
Kate Beahan
Stephanie
Greta Scacchi
Therapist
Judith Scott
Estella
Sean Bean
Captain Rich
Michael Irby
Obaid
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Robert Schwentke
- Writers
- Peter A. Dowling, Billy Ray, Andrew Garcia-Price
- Languages
- Arabic, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 21 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Arabic, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese.
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CAST
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266+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Robert Schwentke, shot by Florian Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by James Horner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Thom Noble shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Robert Schwentke directs. Florian Ballhaus behind the camera. James Horner scores. Thom Noble cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
- 2Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.
- 3Released 21 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Arabic, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese.
- 5266+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 6Directed by Robert Schwentke, shot by Florian Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by James Horner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Editor Thom Noble shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 9Jodie Foster and Peter Sarsgaard and Erika Christensen carry the top of the cast.
- 10Marketing tagline: "If someone took everything you live for... how far would you go to get it back?".
- 11IMDB entry: tt0408790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 12Classified under 8 themes, including "berlin, germany", "airplane", "loss of loved one", "baby-snatching".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Florian Ballhaus
- Original score
- James Horner
- Editing
- Thom Noble
- Production design
- Alec Hammond
- Costume design
- Susan Lyall
- Makeup / hair
- Cammy R. Langer
- VFX supervisor
- Rob Hodgson
- Sound
- Myron Nettinga
- Stunt coordinator
- Jill Stokesberry
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $55,000,000
- Box office
- $223,387,299
- Return
- 406% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 36% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 53/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 · 176,590 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
2 wins & 6 nominations total
Also by
Robert Schwentke
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Touchstone Pictures
US
Imagine Entertainment
US
Key crew
- EditorThom Noble
- Executive ProducerJim Whitaker
- ProducerBrian Grazer
- CastingJennifer L. Smith
- Steadicam OperatorAndrew Rowlands
- Assistant Location ManagerCharles Fagin
- HairstylistCammy R. Langer
- First Assistant "A" CameraWilliam Coss
- Best Boy GripMichael Alexonis
- Camera LoaderWinona Wacker
- HairstylistShana Fruman
- "A" Camera OperatorThomas Lappin
- Second Assistant "A" CameraJennifer Tanksley
- Best Boy GripGary Kelso
- VFX EditorRebecca Weigold
- Second Assistant "B" CameraAbraham Martinez
- Visual Effects SupervisorRob Hodgson
- Post Production CoordinatorLori Ball
- HairstylistMedusah
- "B" Camera OperatorAndrew Rowlands
- Assistant Location ManagerAndrew R. Gardiner
- Boom OperatorPerry Dodgson
- Makeup ArtistGigi Williams
- Key Makeup ArtistTarra D. Day
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- berlin, germany
- airplane
- loss of loved one
- baby-snatching
- flight
- missing child
- flight attendant
- missing daughter
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2005-09-23PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- LennuplaanEE
- Σχέδιο πτήσηςGR
- Red letenjaHR
- Plan letaRS
- Pogresana na letaluSI
- Иллюзия полетаRU
- Plan de vueloAR
