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The Terminal

The Terminal

2004
Romance, Comedy
2h 8m
The Terminal tells the story of Viktor Navorski (Hanks), a visitor to New York City from Eastern Europe, whose homeland erupts in a fiery coup while he is in the air en route to America. Stranded at John F. Kennedy International 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... (DreamWorks)

Directed by:

Steven Spielberg

Screenwriter:

Andrew Niccol, Sacha Gervasi

Starring:

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tom Hanks, Stanley Tucci, Kumar Pallana, Guillermo Díaz, Michael Nouri, Zoe Saldana, Barry Shabaka Henley, Diego Luna, Eddie Jones, Jude Ciccolella, Chi McBride

Genres:

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, German, Russian, Bulgarian
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2004
Romance, Comedy
2h 8m
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djrossdjross
Rated 19 Sep 2009
15
0th
Why would somebody decide to take a Kafkaesque ordeal and tragedy that lasted 18 years and turn it into a heartwarming bit of schmaltz about "destiny"? The distressing if not indeed revolting and horrifying aspect of such a decision seems to utterly elude the director of this piece of syrupy goop.
Rated 19 Sep 2009
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 20 Dec 2006
38
5th
Stupid. An unstoppable barrage of product placement. Tom Hanks lays it on way too thick, and the in-your-face multiculturalness of his little airport clique was groan-inducing. Stanley Tucci was so absurdly evil, I'm surprised he wasn't given a handlebar moustache to twirl. The movie is interesting when it stays focused on the resourcefulness of its main character... unfortunately it quickly abandons that angle to stray into more heartstring-pulling territory.
Rated 20 Dec 2006
paxtonPaxton
Rated 29 Aug 2014
48
18th
Spielberg: I bet I can make a somewhat boring situation entertaining! No killer animals, no whips, no aliens; just fine acting and competent direction. You'll love it! Me: (mimics yawn) Spielberg: Why didn't you just really ya(actually yawns)(frowns) Me: (smiles)
Rated 29 Aug 2014
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 31 May 2015
70
53rd
Stanley Tucci's character is probably the guy who waved all those 9/11 hijackers through and now over compensates for every single thing.
Rated 31 May 2015
magbMagb
Rated 16 Dec 2006
50
15th
I suppose this could potentially have been good, but Spielberg didn't manage to make it any interesting at all. It's just predictable and boring.
Rated 16 Dec 2006
overratedoverrated
Rated 10 Jan 2010
30
21st
It's as lifeless as an actual airport terminal, I'll give it that.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
shilpzShilpz
Rated 24 May 2007
85
55th
A wonderful story of a Man who is a foreigner in every way to the american soil but not a foreigner in the basic shrewdness of human mind. A Man who is very good at heart and intelligent comes out of a very dicey situation a winner who wins many friends even tho he has no adequate understanding of the language. The guy who is forced to live at the airport due to war in his homeland and coz the embassy cannot give him any visa to any foreignland due to the ongoing war in his homecountry.
Rated 24 May 2007
purgatospurgatos
Rated 16 May 2009
56
25th
So forgettable that I saw it under a year ago and had to have the whole plot explained to me before exclaiming 'oh yeah, I have seen that!'.
Rated 16 May 2009
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 07 Jan 2010
50
13th
Hey, me Tom Hanks, me speaka in Eastern European accent in zany rom-com. Like-a alla my movies, feel made to bait Oscar nominations.
Rated 07 Jan 2010
fuxoftfuxoft
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
20th
The worst movie Spielberg ever directed.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
critickerkawcritickerkaw
Rated 11 Mar 2008
93
75th
A really interesting idea for a movie. It is worth seeing even if only for Tom Hanks' remarkable performance and for the incredibly determined, honest and kindhearted character he portrays. A real "message movie" about what can happen to the average, innocent people when politicans tangle.
Rated 11 Mar 2008
munchforeverMunchForever
Rated 26 Jan 2007
40
11th
Meh. I thought I would enjoy this more but really didn't care for it. It really have a sense of direction and to tell you the truth the fact that most, if not all, of the movie takes place inside an airport is fairly bland to me.
Rated 26 Jan 2007
jimmynmujimmynmu
Rated 01 Mar 2007
59
38th
The Terminal seemed to be a strange project for Spielberg to tackle. The results aren't too memorable, although Hanks' character does have some charm.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
msdstcmsdstc
Rated 25 Dec 2012
35
36th
Steven misfires.
Rated 25 Dec 2012
jakefaceJakeFace
Rated 06 Jun 2010
1
18th
god, i think if a genie gave me one wish while i was watching this movie i would actually use it to punch tom hanks in the face
Rated 06 Jun 2010
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 03 Oct 2009
50
37th
Featuring baggage handlers of several ethnicities
Rated 03 Oct 2009
davidystephdavidysteph
Rated 20 Nov 2012
7
8th
Tom Hanks adoption of an Eastern European ethnicity only borders on offensive, but extends well into unconvincing and distracting territory. The films moderately engaging premise at first succeeds in generating some amusing scenes. But as the sappy main storyline becomes the focus, the unbelievability becomes eye-rolling, the dialogue cliched, and the drama boring and predictable. Our protagonist is a scary person.
Rated 20 Nov 2012
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 11 Oct 2013
50
8th
I actually like the lighter and more sentimental side of Spielberg's filmography: "Catch Me if You Can", "War Horse" and of course "Always", but here the ship has sunk completely. Too predictalbe, too cheesy and poorly written (the idea for the story was nice, though). Hanks and Tucci saved it a little but that's not saying much.
Rated 11 Oct 2013
haruhiHaruhi
Rated 01 Feb 2014
16
9th
(2014 Watch) Terrible in every manner.
Rated 01 Feb 2014
sharpcoolsharpcool
Rated 28 Mar 2012
40
11th
When Spielberg's trite M.O. began to grate on me.
Rated 28 Mar 2012
carpetgiantCarpetgiant
Rated 03 Oct 2014
82
48th
I guess if I'm going to spend one hundred and twenty eight minutes at an airport (and not actually go somewhere), I'd like something interesting to happen. Something along the lines of a deranged bomber on a plane; a pilot having a heart attack and crashing his plane into the cockpit of a Boeing 747, killing members of the flight crew and blinding the pilot; or a hijacking that goes terribly wrong, resulting in the plane getting trapped under a hundred feet of water. Something like that.
Rated 03 Oct 2014
dbibbyDBibby
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
3rd
A real disappointment given the talent involved. One can only assume a lot was left on the cutting-room floor given how muddled the film was.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
21st
Minor Spielberg. Interesting but inconsequential.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
wezzoWezzo
Rated 21 Oct 2013
91
83rd
I remain a sucker for schmaltzy character drama, and this rates among the finest. A cute, back-of-postage-stamp story that really works in two-hour format. Hanks is gold.
Rated 21 Oct 2013
omringoOmringo
Rated 27 Mar 2010
35
6th
Give me a break
Rated 27 Mar 2010
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 26 Mar 2021
4
12th
Product placement and kinda cringe-y "foreign person in America" schtick aside, this could've been a good film if it cut a half hour of its runtime and just stuck with the "happy-go-lucky guy living in an airport" narrative. Alas, as it is we get on top of it not one but two baffling romances (one ending in a wedding after literally no relationship, one weirdly melodramatic: "Just stay away from me, Viktor") and an out-of-nowhere climactic plot point that's only introduced with 20 minutes left.
Rated 26 Mar 2021
thechad0007thechad0007
Rated 30 Jul 2010
42
17th
Forgetful and filled with a whole lot of "whatever." It did have a few good moments, but many times there was too much sillyness and pointlessness to hit home for me. It also dragged...I couldn't wait to be over. Though 2 hours and 8 min isn't really that long for a movie, that amount of time stuck in "The Terminal" was overkill to me.
Rated 30 Jul 2010
tig3rgirlTig3rGirl
Rated 05 Aug 2009
85
64th
Would have been better without Catherine Zeta Jones.
Rated 05 Aug 2009
vespera23vespera23
Rated 25 Sep 2010
70
30th
Forrest Gump, only Tom Hank's character's disability is being foreign rather than mental retardation.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
byderByder
Rated 21 Mar 2019
58
36th
This movie is only 2 hours long but I think whole empires rose and fell in the time it took me to watch it. There is an undeniable charm to the misadventures of Viktor Navorski but the ending was coated in too much sugar.
Rated 21 Mar 2019
gtown1479gtown1479
Rated 20 Feb 2008
44
3rd
Its amazing what you can do in an air terminal.
Rated 20 Feb 2008
dardandardan
Rated 11 May 2015
23
11th
Rewatched a bit of this 6-7 years after I first saw it. Lowered the score with 22 points and am disappointed in my 14yo self that I didn't recognize how false and simple the notes were with which Spielberg attempts to steer our emotions.
Rated 11 May 2015
annmovieAnnMovie
Rated 22 Mar 2008
92
71st
I really like this movie. It's cute and funny. Hanks' character is great! Motivated, independent, moralistic, with loads of initiative! Hanks does a wonderful job - again, I see him as Viktor and not other characters he's played in the past. It's a different movie - not a true comedy, not a true romance, not a drama, but it's sweet and touching.
Rated 22 Mar 2008
danonDanon
Rated 26 Jan 2010
70
38th
I think this movie is charming. Tom Hanks does a great job with his character. Stanley Tucci is also good, and Kumar Pallana is a nice touch. I like when Spielberg takes on a personal story like this. These are the movies that really show his skill as a director, when he steps away from the blockbuster films he is so well known for. I think it's a really enjoyable watch.
Rated 26 Jan 2010
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 29 Sep 2010
5
3rd
Just offensive (and a true story)
Rated 29 Sep 2010
delizdeliz
Rated 20 Apr 2011
81
69th
I enjoyed it.
Rated 20 Apr 2011
chuchaquiChuchaqui
Rated 30 Nov 2006
62
19th
Fun to watch, but nothing too spectacular. Liked it, forgot it.
Rated 30 Nov 2006
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 06 Dec 2006
75
53rd
vizyona cikmadan 10 gun once kopya dvdde
Rated 06 Dec 2006
cryptcrypt
Rated 07 Dec 2006
78
45th
sweet
Rated 07 Dec 2006
nicolNicol
Rated 23 Feb 2013
62
31st
Dumb fun. Tom Hanks is cool.
Rated 23 Feb 2013
kubrick_jrKubrick Jr.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
95
68th
A very friendly and funny movie, all the characters grow together and have a real character bond with everyone. The plot is quite original and the humor is very funny. The film does drag from times to times but delivers a very good film, there are a few situations during the film in which I disagree with some character choices. Its a pretty good film and I enjoyed most of the film. Very great movie.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
the_tussThe Tuss
Rated 17 Nov 2015
60
33rd
An entertaining film that has its charming moments. A few nice example of camerawork and framing in its own corny way. I expected it to be worse but Hanks' accent wasn't always on par and at times slipped. Very typical story of a Spielberg film but entertaining for a first viewing.
Rated 17 Nov 2015
filliganFilligan
Rated 09 Feb 2007
76
34th
It falls short sometimes, but Spielberg works enough magic to keep you interested. Tom Hanks does a very good job in a surprisingly underrated performance. And, as the case usually is with John Williams, the score is poignant everywhere it needs to be.
Rated 09 Feb 2007
alex_wsAlex WS
Rated 18 Jan 2013
20
1st
DUMBBB!!
Rated 18 Jan 2013
cilogyCilogy
Rated 06 Jul 2010
80
53rd
A great film worth seeing just for Tom Hanks' quirky and yet moving performance. A really good piece of stake, cooked well with refreshing spices.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
away0flifeaWay0fLife
Rated 26 Oct 2009
40
12th
An interesting premise, even though its just Tom Hanks re-inacting "Cast Away" in a different setting. But after you see his character get settled into the Airport and solve everyone's problems he does his business and leaves. Not getting together with Zeta-Jones' character. Which pissed me off. I came away from it feeling I'd wasted the better part of 2 hours. Disappointing.
Rated 26 Oct 2009
revolutionoRevolutiono
Rated 19 May 2009
6
35th
It's cute but inconsequential.
Rated 19 May 2009
jadedjaded
Rated 27 Dec 2008
89
68th
Catchy, worth seing but still not perfect.
Rated 27 Dec 2008
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
55
48th
Depressing.
Rated 26 May 2007
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 29 May 2007
7
57th
I hate how they embellished a perfectly good (and true) story for dramatic purposes; In that regard, the story feels very contrived and some of the dialogue - especially the eye-rolling last line - could've used some revising. Having said that, I still enjoyed the film and was cracking up on various occasions.
Rated 29 May 2007
juicesticejuicestice
Rated 18 Dec 2008
75
43rd
Cute tale of romance and an endearing fellow.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
amberlitaamberlita
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
26th
as much as i love spielberg, this is just flat out underwhelming and forgettable. my fave director with two of my fave actors. but we need a good script, people.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
chow25chow25
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
56th
Entertaining, but bad Spielberg. Biggest flaw was its length, if it was shorter and quicker, like Catch Me... then it would been good, maybe.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jackpulpJackPulp
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
23rd
I watched it cuase all my roomates were and it was pretty good
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 26 Jan 2014
1
1st
no comment, except to note that this was an unforgivably painful experience.
Rated 26 Jan 2014
glmglm
Rated 29 Dec 2010
64
34th
63.500
Rated 29 Dec 2010
baskilbaskil
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
15th
Sappy drama made of cardboard.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pgott87pgott87
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
75th
somewhat of a chick flick but still really good. tom hanks is the man, what else can ya say?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
remisremis
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
44th
a lite movie
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 23 Sep 2010
66
51st
Somewhat different type of movie for Spielberg. Hanks is entertaining, but the whole thing seems to drag at times rather than focusing on the parts that work.
Rated 23 Sep 2010
hopioushopious
Rated 24 Sep 2014
80
80th
Weird but good. Tom Hanks' character was very believable.
Rated 24 Sep 2014
pampaPampa
Rated 03 Nov 2009
70
42nd
Buena
Rated 03 Nov 2009
bbbdBBBD
Rated 14 Aug 2007
66
32nd
A very safe/bland movie. It's not bad. It's not great. It's very average, and kind of long. Recommended for Hanks fans.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
screenwriterscreenwriter
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
32nd
A lot of people hated this. Me? I'm a Hanks Spielberg supporter all the way. They can't go wrong. Some GREAT supporting performances in this one too.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bzymusbzymus
Rated 28 Jan 2024
64
28th
audiovisual 60 acting 64 overall feeling 69 avg 64
Rated 28 Jan 2024
sarealbasarealba
Rated 07 May 2010
80
50th
charming.
Rated 07 May 2010
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 12 Dec 2010
50
43rd
Based on a true story, it's kind of a shame that Spielberg opts for sugarsweet fairytale, that for all Hank's charm becomes almost unbearable towards the end.
Rated 12 Dec 2010
joshstew06JoshStew06
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
12th
A very lame romance drama with probably the only truly bad performance by Tom Hanks. Catherine Zeta is lovely as ever, but the story and characters don't make any sense.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
shoranShoran
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
71st
Something different, for once.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 20 May 2022
50
9th
Coolairporttextintro+foreignernotbelievableenoughactinglol+theyhandlehimsobad:P+looldoesnttakechancetoleave+learnsomeenglishcomparingfriendsmagslol+givejob+helpingguygetZ+wontsayafraidfordeal+paintingjobtopayfordate+helpingrussiankeepmedslol+herolol+helpmakeherwalktohim:P-anddothedinner+iswearZmarrieshimjustcuzproposewhenmusthardlyknoweachotherlol
Rated 20 May 2022
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 17 Feb 2012
60
36th
Hanks plays an entertaining enough Eastern European. Managing to make a film that was probably 30 minutes longer than it needed to be and has more sap than a maple tree watchable...even if it's only one time.
Rated 17 Feb 2012
thatguy01thatguy01
Rated 02 May 2010
75
55th
It's slight, but charming.
Rated 02 May 2010
mfyfeMFyfe
Rated 30 Aug 2009
80
85th
I have seen this movie many time and i can't get enough of it - E visto esta pelicula muchas veces y nunca me eh aburrido.
Rated 30 Aug 2009
couch_potatoCouch Potato
Rated 17 Jan 2014
40
7th
Interesting concept, but very loooonggg and stretched out. Bored the living daylights out of me. Still 40 because of Tom Hanks.
Rated 17 Jan 2014
dmxkorndmxkorn
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
9th
only thing i can say is wtf
Rated 14 Aug 2007
gencayGencay
Rated 26 Apr 2022
67
45th
Spielberg tarzı bir feel-good filmi. Saçmalıklar var mı var, Tom Hanks'in İngilizce konuşamama sahnelerinde oyunculuk kötü mü, bence evet. Ama yine de güzel bir zaman geçirmelik film. İkinciye izlenmez ama ilk izlenmede keyif veriyor.
Rated 26 Apr 2022
gplayergplayer
Rated 21 Aug 2009
55
1st
Not impressive at all... nothing special here. It's actually a little boring.
Rated 21 Aug 2009
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 26 Aug 2015
0
2nd
Really not interested.
Rated 26 Aug 2015
rottentRottenT
Rated 26 Mar 2018
61
37th
The Terminal transcends its flaws through the sheer virtue of its crowd-pleasing message and a typically solid star turn from Tom Hanks.
Rated 26 Mar 2018
kamrankamran
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
1st
I don't see how anyone was able to sit through this patiently. Between the patronizing screenplay, Hanks's self-absorbed performance and Zeta-Jones's lameness, I could have easily done with a good hour or more shaved off.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jaxknightjax_knight
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
10th
snore
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hahaHaha
Rated 25 Mar 2009
58
25th
Few good perfs and a interesting story with some comedy. All in all, its okay.
Rated 25 Mar 2009
tathieltathiel
Rated 30 Sep 2008
75
42nd
Nothing special, nice, but nothing more.
Rated 30 Sep 2008
webdwwebdw
Rated 01 Sep 2007
70
58th
Cute, but overly long bordering on tedious. Strong editing would have helped. Hanks has fun with this role.
Rated 01 Sep 2007
elsaponelsapon
Rated 07 Sep 2007
50
7th
Spielberg+Hanks bullshit, although very professional and well groomed...
Rated 07 Sep 2007
caocaocaocao
Rated 28 Feb 2021
67
42nd
This movie bought off way more than it could chew. There's a lot of piecemeal story but, ultimately it works because the core premise is done well enough. It helps having an all timer like Hanks carrying it. A bit of a missed opportunity, but watchable.
Rated 28 Feb 2021
rossmcnairnrossmcnairn
Rated 25 Jul 2011
67
29th
Decent movie with Tom Hanks as on form as always. There were a few things that annoyed me about the movie, but overall it's a nice easy watch with a few genuinely touching moments.
Rated 25 Jul 2011
beccajonesbeccajones
Rated 21 Mar 2009
60
28th
Bom, bom.
Rated 21 Mar 2009
korin05korin05
Rated 22 Aug 2008
50
7th
no no no
Rated 22 Aug 2008
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 01 Jan 2008
75
34th
Another movie where I don't get people's beef with it. It's a nice movie, and funny too. Tom Hanks is wonderful.
Rated 01 Jan 2008
toastybattoastybat
Rated 09 Jan 2008
40
45th
it was cute.
Rated 09 Jan 2008
birdwinboybirdwinboy
Rated 06 Feb 2010
87
71st
Once again Tom Hanks puts himself fully into a character he's a great character actor
Rated 06 Feb 2010
waddayanutswaddayanuts
Rated 10 Sep 2010
65
25th
Nothing special going on here but the spatial experiment makes it worth watching.
Rated 10 Sep 2010
coltmcncoltmcn
Rated 17 Mar 2008
69
39th
Great chick flick.
Rated 17 Mar 2008
ktappektappe
Rated 22 Mar 2008
98
94th
Why did everyone not like this film? For all of us travellers, this feels like an authentic airport, and Tom Hanks completely sells us on his fish-out-of-water character stuck in limbo. He's endearing, innovative, and all-around likable. It almost seems as if this movie was degraded because it was not Forrest Gump or Schindler's List. But why does every movie have to be a blockbuster? Why can't this be well-regarded for being the best stuck-in-an-airport it can be movie? Give it a try.
Rated 22 Mar 2008
thedailynathanTheDailyNathan
Rated 23 Jul 2011
91
95th
A sweet, charming story
Rated 23 Jul 2011
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 28 Jul 2009
46
20th
Quite a throwaway film for someone like Spielberg. In fact, I sometimes forget that it even exists.
Rated 28 Jul 2009
erlanuaierlanuai
Rated 23 Jul 2009
85
68th
Viktorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Rated 23 Jul 2009
tangvampireTangVampire
Rated 03 Jun 2008
88
40th
Cute movie with a wonderful score by John Williams. C:
Rated 03 Jun 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 27 Jun 2008
68
72nd
good movie
Rated 27 Jun 2008

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