Flight
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Writer: John Gatins
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood, John Goodman
- Language: English
- Theatrical Release Date: Fri Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2012
- Distributor: Paramount Pictures
- Awards: 2013 Academy Awards Best Actor, 2013 Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay
Synopsis: "Flight" tells the redemption story of "Whip" (Washington), a commercial airline pilot who pulls off a heroic feat of flying in a damaged plane, saving 98 lives on a flight carrying 106 people. While the world begs to embrace him as a true American Hero, the everyman struggles with this label as he is forced to hold up to the scrutiny of an investigation that brings into question his behavior the night before the doomed flight. [Synopsis courtesy of ComingSoon]
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