If you’re looking for a film to watch that will keep you gripped, there’s one heartbreaking story you’ll want to add to your list. United 93 tells the story of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
The 2006 film has been praised by audiences who have called it an important tribute to those who died in the events. The film was released just five years after the attacks, with some people feeling it might have been “too soon” for a 9/11 movie to be made. But despite concerns at the time, the film was well-received with people largely agreeing it was crucial for education.
One person on IMDB penned: “A masterpiece – The final scenes in United 93 have to be some of the most harrowing in cinema.What you witness is a frantic desire to live conflict with an insane desire to die.
“People become animals – rational thought gives way to instinct and barbarism, resulting in tragedy.”
The film takes a raw, documentary-style approach, employing a real-time narrative that adds to the urgency and realism of the unfolding crisis.
United 93 ends with a somber reflection on the events which unfolded, with the credits rolling in silence as a mark of respect for those who lost died.
Another person on IMDB penned: “A most cathartic experience came over me when I viewed the much publicized United 93.
“At once speculative and realistic, the 111-minute film will surely bring back the pall of fatalistic inevitability one feels about 9/11, but its more defining characteristic is revealing the untapped heroism and humanism of people caught in the most malevolent of circumstances.
“Masterfully written and directed by Paul Greengrass, this relentlessly intense movie covers that fateful morning when United Airlines Flight 93 departed Newark for San Francisco with 33 passengers and seven crew members on board.”
If you’re hoping to watch the film, it is available on Amazon Prime.