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Sully

2016

Clint Eastwood

Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn ...

6.6

26,475

Drama On Thursday, January 15th, 2009, the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson" when Captain Chesley Sullenberger, nicknamed "Sully", glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A vigorous and involving salute to professionalism and being good at your job, Sully vividly portrays the physical realities and human elements in the dramatic safe landing of a crippled US Airways jet"	POS
United States	Robert Abele The Wrap	"Another emotionally resonant hallmark in the octogenarian filmmaker’s storied career (...) An honest, skillful rumination on what makes a hero."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"It’s not a particularly great Clint Eastwood movie — it ranks perhaps ninth or 10th on a résumé of 35 features — but it’s one that promises to resonate in a big way with Americans at this moment in time. (...) This is Hanks’ show"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"With Tom Hanks appropriately cast as good-natured Sully, Eastwood delivers an earnest, straightforward look at the way the captain’s professionalism saved the day."	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"It’s a feel-good movie arriving at the height of our nation’s feel-bad times. (...) the reason why the movie works at all is Hanks."	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"An unabashed salute to real-life heroism, 'Sully' rivetingly recreates the daring 2009 emergency water landing in New York’s Hudson River (...) It’s as cool, calm and collected as its embattled main character."	POS
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"Clint Eastwood and his collaborators have made one of the best aviation movies ever (...) an impressive achievement"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"An electrifying thriller, a wonderful in-depth character study and a fascinating airline safety procedural, while Hanks delivers another in a long line of memorable, nomination-worthy performances (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"Hanks invokes gravitas, deep introspection and even sly wit as Sullenberger, yet the one thing he can’t make up for is the distinct lack of onscreen danger in what could be considered a decently tame disaster film (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Like Sully, Hanks makes the impossible seem effortless. Listen up, Oscar. Hanks and director Eastwood deserve the three words Sully prizes most: Job well done (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"The movie is economical and solid (...) Mr. Eastwood is also very good at his job, a talent that gives the movie its tension along with an autobiographical sheen."	POS

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