Flight of the Phoenix

Name: Flight of the Phoenix
Released: 2004-12-17
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie

PG-13
1h 53m
2004

30%

age 14+

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A group of air crash survivors stranded in the desert with no hope of rescue build a new plane out of parts from their old one in hopes of flying back to civilization.

Director:

John Moore

Producer:

John Davis, William Aldrich, Wyck Godfrey, Alex Blum

Writer:

Scott Frank, Edward Burns

Cast:

Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

30%

Critics Consensus: What this update lacks in tension, it makes up for with generic action.

Reviews

The Spectator

Mark Steyn

John Moore decided the time was ripe for a new Phoenix, so he sawed the old movie in two, rewrote one half and tries to get it to take off.

Exciting (but intense) adventure for older kids.

Remake of Robert Aldrich's revered 1965 classic would be 15% better if not for its abysmal use of pop music, and 100% better if Aldrich's son William had never thought to ride on his father's coattails by producing it in the first place.

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Sacramento News & Review

Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Exciting (but intense) adventure for older kids.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie has intense peril and violence, including a very vivid plane crash, gunfire, and explosions. There are graphic images of wounded and dead characters. The movie includes some strong language (many uses of the "s--t") and smoking. A strength of the movie is the portrayal diverse characters who are strong, brave, loyal, and committed and who work well together.