Sully (2016)
88%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
14 wins & 36 nominations total
As comfortingly workmanlike as its protagonist, Sully makes solid use of typically superlative work from its star and director to deliver a quietly stirring tribute to an everyday hero
Sully is the kind of movie that makes you want to stand up and applaud, even if you’re just sitting on your couch. Tom Hanks is the perfect choice to play the hero pilot, and Clint Eastwood’s direction is as steady as the plane landing on the Hudson. Sure, it’s a bit mushy and predictable, but sometimes you just need a feel-good story about a guy who did his job and saved lives. Plus, it’s always fun to see a white-haired Tom Hanks in action.
Production Company(ies)
Red Envelope Entertainment, Representational Pictures,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some peril and brief strong language
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos 12-Track Digital Sound Dolby DigitalSonics-DDP Dolby Surround 7.1 IMAX 6-Track
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 36m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2016
Genre(s)
Drama/Biography
Keyword(s)
Sully, Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington, Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Todd Komarnicki, drama, biography, PG-13, box office, budget, reviewed by Kristen Lopez, Nigel Andrews, Wendy Ide, Ethan Vestby, Tara Brady, David Sexton, Brian Eggert, Cory Woodroof, Matt Brunson, Michael J Casey, Richard Crouse, Joanne Laurier, produced by Clint Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Allyn Stewart, Tim Moore, Warner Bros Pictures, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, US Airways Flight 1549, Hudson River, emergency landing, investigation, national hero, NTSB board, court room, flashbacks, CGI, family problems
Worldwide gross: $240,797,623
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $296,782,725
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 507
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 32,364,528
US/Canada gross: $125,070,033
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $154,148,636
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 504
US/Canada opening weekend: $35,028,301
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $43,172,331
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 279
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $60,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $73,949,914
Production budget ranking: 575
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $39,822,029
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $183,010,782
ROI to date (est.): 161%
ROI ranking: 737
Aaron Eckhart – Jeff Skiles
Valerie Mahaffey – Diane Higgins
Delphi Harrington – Lucille Palmer
Mike O’Malley – Charles Porter
Jamey Sheridan – Ben Edwards
Clint Eastwood – Director
Clint Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Allyn Stewart, Tim Moore – Producers
Todd Komarnicki – Writer
Director(s)
Clint Eastwood
Writer(s)
Todd Komarnicki
Producer(s)
Clint Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Allyn Stewart, Tim Moore
Film Festivals
Telluride
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
14 wins & 36 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (349) | Top Critics (74) | Fresh (296) | Rotten (53)
Director Clint Eastwood, brings his story to the big screen with the mushy simplicity of creamed corn.
November 20, 2017
Kristen Lopez
Culturess
TOP CRITIC
Sully is about the man who landed the plane on the Hudson. Who better for Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger than Tom Hanks in white hair and matching moustache?
December 27, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
Eastwood handles the action sequences with the same cool-headed efficiency as Sully brought to his piloting – you suspect that Eastwood felt a kinship with this no-frills, no-nonsense man who was just doing his job.
December 4, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
One of 2016’s very best.
December 2, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
Ethan Vestby
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
Eastwood is not a showy filmmaker and almost everyone on the planet will know the movie’s outcome. That makes it all the more remarkable that there are plenty of white-knuckle moments.
December 2, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Tara Brady
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
How do you make a full-length feature film about the “miracle on the Hudson”, dramatic and inspiring as it may be? Easy. You get Clint Eastwood, 86, to direct.
December 2, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
David Sexton
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Eastwood made a wise casting choice, and Hanks makes the transparent qualities of Sully work more than they should.
April 11, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
All in all, Sully is an achievement for Hanks and another reminder that even at 86, Eastwood is still one of Americas more consistent directors.
February 11, 2022
Cory Woodroof
Curnblog
Hanks delivers a grounded performance in service of a man whose heroism took flight at the right moment.
August 18, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Like his hero, Eastwood presents his movie with safe calculation, relying on experience to guide him to a safe landing. It works.
June 26, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
A well-constructed, occasionally exciting old-fashioned story of heroism in the face of modern cynicism.
March 1, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
Eastwood brings to bear his greatest strength, a certain feeling for the American “common man,” especially if he is a skilled professional and acting alone…
February 22, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site…
Plot
On Thursday, January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all one hundred fifty-five aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Tom Hanks delivers a grounded performance in service of a man whose heroism took flight at the right moment.
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