'' is a critically acclaimed
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2006 New York Times article
The world premiere of ''United 93'' occured on April 26 at the 2006 ,
2006 Reuters article. Several family members of the passengers aboard the flight attended the premiere to show their support.
The film opened nationwide in the United States on April 28, 2006. 10% of the grosses from the three day opening weekend will be donated to create a memorial for the victims of Flight 93. ''
A Dark Day Revisited '' April 10, 2006 ''
Newsweek ''
The film is written and directed by '' The ''
Wall Street Journal '' critic singled out FAA operations manager
Ben Sliney for playing himself "with uncanny star presence."The Wall Street Journal, page W1, April 28, 2006 The appearance and dress of the actors were designed to be as close to the real persons as possible.
Filming took place on a reclaimed ''
The title was changed from ''Flight 93'' to ''United 93'' in March of 2006, to differentiate it from the A&E film ''
Flight 93 ''. Shortly thereafter, the film was given an
'R' Rating by the
Motion Picture Association Of America for "language, and some intense sequences of terror and violence".
MPAA Film Ratings
Almost none of the passengers in the film are referred to by their names. Their identities remain anonymous, emphasizing the group effort over any individual heroics. The final shot in the film shows only the hands of the passengers struggling with the hijackers for control of the plane. Initial screenings ended with a ''
The film was released on
April 28 th,
2006 . Although beaten by ''
RV '' at the box office on its opening week (but winning the per theater gross race), it received over-the-top reviews, obtaining a 93% on
Rotten Tomatoes and a "Certified Fresh" title.
See Also: United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was a and passengers
Todd Beamer ,
Mark Bingham ,
Tom Burnett ,
Andrew Garcia ,
Jeremy Glick , and
Richard Guadagno , among others, fought back against the hijackers.
After the ''
One theater in
Manhattan unilaterally pulled the trailer after audience complaints.
The ''
