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The Terminal Details

2004 Certificate 12
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Viktor Navorksi (Tom Hanks) falls into a bureaucratic crack in the system when his plane lands at New York's JFK airport from the fictitious country of Krakozhia. Unbeknownst to Navorski, his country fell prey to a military coup while he was in flight, causing it to be wiped from the map. This effectively renders his passport .. Read more

Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta Jones, Stanley Tucci
Director Steven Spielberg
Genres Comedy, Romance

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Viktor Navorksi (Tom Hanks) falls into a bureaucratic crack in the system when his plane lands at New York's JFK airport from the fictitious country of Krakozhia. Unbeknownst to Navorski, his country fell prey to a military coup while he was in flight, causing it to be wiped from the map. This effectively renders his passport null and void, meaning he cannot legally enter America, nor return to his now nonexistent home. Barely able to speak English, the hapless Navorski is offered a sanctuary of sorts by kindly staff who allow him to freely inhabit the airport. With little money to his name, Navorski has to quickly shed his feelings of displacement, confusion, and alienation to survive. Fortunately he has a resourceful nature, and makes a meagre amount of money for food by returning baggage carts. As time passes he becomes more comfortable with his surroundings, even finding time to pursue a passing stewardess, Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who has captured his heart. But airport denizens such as customs chief Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci), who is a constant thorn in Navorski's side, remind him of his outsider status throughout the ordeal. Director Steven Spielberg uses the airport setting of THE TERMINAL to represent a microcosmic view of the immigrant experience in American society. Drawing on a fine performance from Hanks, and a supporting cast who provide plenty of laughs, Spielberg handles some delicate subject matter with an acute sensitivity, providing a heartfelt tale in the process.

Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta Jones, Stanley Tucci
Director Steven Spielberg
Studio DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Comedy, Romance
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released Production year: 2004

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    • 1 stars out of 4  

      Inspired by the true story of an Iranian who has lived in a French airport for more than ten years, this is a sly, observant, upbeat fable of persistence and survival Ð and the eccentricity to be found lurking in unexpected places.

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      An extremely likeable film - very pleasant a good old fashioned movie.

      Can thoroughly recommend it for an enjoyable and relaxing two hours of fun.

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      Tom Hanks not popular with some, so wont watch it anyway, but is a simple story well done. Personally think Tom puts in a good performance, and enjoyed the film... read more »

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      Mildly funny!

      Light hearted film which is mildly funny. I thought towards the end the story line was getting a little tedious but overall it's not a bad film. As usual ... read more »

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