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The Terminal (2004)

PG-13  |   |  Comedy, Drama  |  18 June 2004 (USA)
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An eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

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Storyline

Victor Novarski reaches JFK airport from a politically unstable country. Due to collapse of his government ,his papers are no longer valid in the airport, and hence he is forced to stay in the airport till the war cools down. He makes the airport his home and develops a friendship with the people who work there until he finally has to leave. Written by Keith Francis

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Life is waiting.

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Comedy | Drama

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Rated PG-13 for brief language and drug references | See all certifications »

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18 June 2004 (USA)  »

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Terminal  »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$19,053,199 (USA) (18 June 2004)

Gross:

$14,076,317 (Japan) (4 February 2005)
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Trivia

Sasha Spielberg:  The girl with the suitcase that Viktor tries to help is Steven Spielberg's daughter. See more »

Goofs

When Victor starts reading aloud the news headlines in the TV news, he pronounces "sixty-one dead in Khrakoshia", but the TV headlines actually say "61 dead". It is stated that Victor can't speak English, much less read it. How did he read the number correctly, then? See more »

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[first lines]
PA announcer: United Airlines announcing the arrival of Flight 9435 from Beijing. Customer service representative, please report to gate C42.
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are spelled out on the tumblers of the flight schedule boards. See more »

Connections

References Star Trek: Voyager (1995) See more »

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Theme from a Summer Place
Written by Max Steiner
Performed by Starlite Orchestra
Courtesy of Countdown Media
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9 August 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Although I should not have been surprised, Spielberg and Hanks, had greatness written all over it. But I got suckered into a lot of the bad press around the film and suppose I judged it before I had watched it. Anyway, I have now watched it and I liked it.

I thought the first half of the film was absolutely fantastic, the humor, the acting, the character development - they were all good. I thought the second half of the film suffered a little from becoming a bit over emotional, the love story seemed out of sorts and the way the entire airport staff seemed to know every thing about everyone else was a bit far fetched, I worked in an airport for many years and knew virtually no-one from outside the people I worked with on a daily basis, but maybe that's just me! But I forgave the film these slight nuances and allowed myself to enjoy it. I don't think Hanks or Spielberg will win any more Oscars, but it was a very enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours on a Sunday night!!


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