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The Terminal (2004)

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Reviews Counted:195

Fresh:118

Rotten:77

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: Tom Hanks and the rest of the amiable cast make this bumpy ride worth sitting through.

Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Academy Award® winners Tom Hanks ("Philadelphia," "Forrest Gump") and Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Chicago") star in "The Terminal," under the direction of Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Steven... Academy Award® winners Tom Hanks ("Philadelphia," "Forrest Gump") and Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Chicago") star in "The Terminal," under the direction of Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg ("Schindler’s List," "Saving Private Ryan"). "The Terminal" tells the story of Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), a visitor to New York from Eastern Europe, whose homeland erupts in a fiery coup while he is in the air en route to America. Stranded at Kennedy Airport with a passport from nowhere, he is unauthorized to actually enter the United States and must improvise his days and nights in the terminal’s international transit lounge until the war at home is over. As the weeks and months stretch on, Viktor finds the compressed universe of the terminal to be a richly complex world of absurdity, generosity, ambition, amusement, status, serendipity and even romance with a beautiful flight attendant named Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones). But Viktor has long worn out his welcome with airport official Frank Dixon, who considers him a bureaucratic glitch, a problem he cannot control but wants desperately to erase. "The Terminal" also stars Emmy winner Stanley Tucci (TV’s "Winchell," "Road to Perdition") as Frank Dixon. Rounding out the main cast are Chi McBride (TV’s "Boston Public"), Diego Luna ("Y Tu Mama, Tambien"), Barry "Shabaka" Henley ("Ali"), Kumar Pallana ("The Royal Tenenbaums"), Zoë Saldana ("Drumline"), Eddie Jones ("Seabiscuit") and Jude Ciccolella ("Down With Love"). Walter F. Parkes ("Catch Me If You Can"), Steven Spielberg and Laurie MacDonald ("The Ring") are producing "The Terminal," with Patricia Whitcher, Jason Hoffs and Andrew Niccol serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Sacha Gervasi and Jeff Nathanson from a story by Niccol. [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride

Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Barry Shabaka Henley

Director: Steven Spielberg

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Composer: John Williams
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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02/09/06
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So satisfied with its feel-good status, it seems oblivious to the bad casting decisions

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09/07/04
Wendy Ide
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Times [UK]
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Something of a disappointment, despite solid work from Hanks and Tucci -- it’s as if Spielberg assembled all the ingredients for a great film and then decided to experiment and threw away the recipe.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
09/04/04
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Far less cuddly than expected, this unusual and elegant movie may have failed to connect with US audiences but it proves Spielberg is currently the most unpredictable director in Hollywood.

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09/04/04
Ian Nathan
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
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Hanks is a likeable actor but rarely a subtle one. Viktor is another cutesy emotional heart-tugger in the Forrest Gump mould, all galumphing slapstick.

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08/31/04
Nev Pierce
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So cute and sweet that any insightful observations will be lost to real-world audiences.

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07/19/04
Rich Cline
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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
12/27/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
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Amiable if rather toothless fable.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
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A great filmmaker doing minor work.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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12/06/05
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12/06/05
Film Threat
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The Terminal’s conclusion was as awkward and aloof as O’Hare Airport in December.

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07/25/05
Uri Lessing
Uri Lessing
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It's the type of movie that would easily entertain any viewer.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
07/25/05
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
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Hanks is excellent and I applaud Spielberg for delving into some new territory.

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06/26/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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There are story threads that play out enjoyably, and other threads end up going nowhere. Enjoy the film from scene to scene, since there are definite pleasures along the way.

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06/25/05
Moriarty
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Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews

Hanks’ overdone slapstick antics and awful accent ... keep this featherweight farce from taking flight.

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05/04/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

The film loses its hushed sense of 'lost-in-the-system' hopelessness and becomes a silly, 'let's all put on a show!' feel-gooder that misses more often not.

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04/01/05
Brian Juergens
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