The Terminal

3.50
    The Terminal
    2004

    Synopsis

    Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.

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    Cast

    • Tom HanksViktor Navorski
    • Catherine Zeta-JonesAmelia Warren
    • Stanley TucciFrank Dixon
    • Chi McBrideMulroy
    • Diego LunaEnrique Cruz
    • Barry Shabaka HenleyThurman
    • Kumar PallanaGupta Rajan
    • Zoe SaldañaDolores Torres
    • Eddie JonesSalchak
    • Jude CiccolellaKarl Iverson

    Recommendations

    • 88

      Chicago Tribune

      The movie is a delight in many ways: an unabashed romantic comedy and Capraesque fable that takes Spielberg into realms he's rarely traveled before.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      In a summer of remakes, sequels and movies swollen with effects, The Terminal stands out as a strikingly original comedy.
    • 80

      Variety

      This buoyant, optimistic fable seems to share in the late Ronald Reagan's optimism for America. It does so with the help of a gifted comic ensemble led by Tom Hanks.
    • 80

      Dallas Observer

      Thanks to Spielberg's vivid storytelling and Hanks' matchless gift for bringing the common man to life, this is a relentlessly charming movie.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      To be savored for its unhurried approach and simple fish-out-of-water story that favors individual character-driven moments over dramatic plot developments.
    • 70

      New York Magazine (Vulture)

      It’s an odd fable: Viktor is the mysterious visitor who shows us what the American Dream is all about--in the movie’s terms, compassion for others--without ever wanting to become an American himself. He's a spiritual twin to E.T., who also had trouble phoning home.
    • 70

      The A.V. Club

      In the latest of a long string of memorable performances, Hanks balances wide-eyed confusion with innate shrewdness, finding a character who's both unfailingly sweet and nobody's fool.
    • 50

      Time

      The Terminal is Spielberg's shortest feature since the first "Jurassic Park," yet it drags, plods, piling one lifeless situation atop another. For all the effort and good intentions, the movie is in-terminal-ble.

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