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World Trade Center (2006)

World Trade Center poster
Directed by
Oliver Stone
Genre
drama film, docudrama, disaster film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 1,826 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a team of Port Authority Police Officers who became trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. It shows their struggle to survive while rescue workers try to reach them.

tensesomberclaustrophobicgrittyemotionalrestrainedsuspensefulgrounded

What happens

World Trade Center is a 2006 American docudrama disaster film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Andrea Berloff. Starring Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña, the film is based on the experience of a team of Port Authority Police Officers during the September 11 attacks, in which they were trapped inside the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center. The film was shot between October 2005 and February 2006, and theatrically released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on August 9, 2006. It was met with generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $163 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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