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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

A lesser actor might have wanted to act them out. Washington depends on his eyes, his manner and a gift for projecting inner emotion. In the way it meets every requirement of a tricky plot, this is an ideal performance.

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Cast & Crew

Robert Zemeckis
Director
Randy Thom
As Radio Stock Market Reporter (voice)
John Goodman
As Harling Mays
Bruce Greenwood
As Charlie Anderson
Melissa Leo
As Ellen Block
Don Cheadle
As Hugh Lang
Denzel Washington
As Whip Whitaker
Rhoda Griffis
As Amanda Anderson

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Flight - A Pilot's Redemption Whip Whitaker, a seasoned commercial airline pilot, has a secret: he's been flying drunk and high. So far, he's managed to get away with it, but his luck runs out when his plane suffers a catastrophic mechanical failure and hurtles towards the ground. With nerves of steel and quick thinking, Whip pulls off an incredible crash-landing that saves all but six lives. Hailed as a hero, Whip vows to get sober for good - but the investigation into the crash exposes his addiction, putting him in an even worse predicament. Will he be able to overcome his demons and redeem himself?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Flight include The Good Lie, Lion, The Help, Mr. Church, Life of a King, The Florida Project.

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Flight was released in theaters on November 2, 2012.