Sully

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On Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) tries to make an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Miraculously, all of the 155 passengers and crew survive the harrowing ordeal, and Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation.

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As comfortingly workmanlike as its protagonist, Sully makes solid use of typically superlative work from its star and director to deliver a quietly stirring tribute to an everyday hero.

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

Director Clint Eastwood, brings his story to the big screen with the mushy simplicity of creamed corn.

Nov 20, 2017

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Sully is about the man who landed the plane on the Hudson. Who better for Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger than Tom Hanks in white hair and matching moustache?

Rated: 3/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Eastwood handles the action sequences with the same cool-headed efficiency as Sully brought to his piloting - you suspect that Eastwood felt a kinship with this no-frills, no-nonsense man who was just doing his job.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 4, 2016

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

Tom Hanks Delivers all over again

Aug 7, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

This is the Eastwood aesthetic: professionals doing their jobs without fuss or debate. They don’t have much dimension—Sully is the only fully-developed character on screen—but the actors, like the figures they play, get the job done.

Jul 1, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Eastwood made a wise casting choice, and Hanks makes the transparent qualities of Sully work more than they should.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 11, 2022

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Audience Member really great film must watch Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/04/24 Full Review Kevin P A decently solid biopic about the 2009 plane crash over the Hudson River and the admirable flying skills that saved all 155 passengers. Tom Hanks gives a good performance as always and the film feels fairly grounded and wrapped up in the whole procedure. That being said, the movie can feel a bit sluggish at times trying artificially stretch out the relatively smaller-scale conflicts of the aftermath that can feel a bit low-stakes and impersonal at times. But I'd still say it's worth a watch if you're interested in the topic and want to see a good recreation of the incident and its courtroom aftermath. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Walt S Great story that shows how ordinary people ,”just dong their jobs”, can become heroes. A concise and non-self indulgent film. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Michelle S AMAZING movie. Heartwarming in every way. Extraordinary story too. And so many movies are just too long and this movie was the perfect length. Also, a lot of times when the story is super intense the movie is too heavy, this was not that either. Loved it! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/18/24 Full Review Vegard B Amazing movie for me as a avgeek even tho i didnt live at the time of the accident i think it portrayed it perfectly Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review Bobby M Flawless, as usual tom hanks scores Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Clint Eastwood Director Tom Hanks Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Aaron Eckhart Jeff Skiles Valerie Mahaffey Diane Higgins Delphi Harrington Lucille Palmer Mike O'Malley Charles Porter

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Tom Hanks as Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger in "Sully."

(L-R) Tom Hanks as Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and Aaron Eckhart as Jeff Skiles in "Sully."

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Synopsis On Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) tries to make an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Miraculously, all of the 155 passengers and crew survive the harrowing ordeal, and Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Clint Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Allyn Stewart, Tim Moore
Screenwriter: Todd Komarnicki
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: IMAX Corporation, Malpaso Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Peril|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $125.0M
Runtime: 1h 36m