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What if your vacation became permanent and your hotel was a food court?
Box Office Hit
TMDB
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IMDb
74
Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
73
Google
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The Terminal (2004)

whimsical bureaucracyfound familyromantic melancholy

Overview

ComedyDrama

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

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new york cityfriendshipjazz singer or musicianenthusiasticbased on true storyappreciativeairportmarriage proposalsomberillegal immigration+5 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Hanks' invented language and physical comedy are masterclass.

Production

Full airport built from scratch—no location shooting.

Direction

Spielberg finds magic in fluorescent lighting.

Best for:Solo: Airport delays hit different after this.·Date Night: Charming enough to forgive the age gap romance.·Rewatch: Better every time you spot another background detail.
Steven Spielberg

Director

Steven Spielberg

ReleasedJun 17, 2004
Runtime2h 8m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feelmedium
Budget$60M·Revenue$219.4M
Amblin Entertainment
DreamWorks Pictures

Top Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Viktor Navorski

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Amelia Warren

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Frank Dixon

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Mulroy

Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Enrique Cruz

Barry Shabaka Henley

Barry Shabaka Henley

Thurman

Kumar Pallana

Kumar Pallana

Gupta Rajan

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Torres

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones

Salchak

Jude Ciccolella

Jude Ciccolella

Karl Iverson

Corey Reynolds

Corey Reynolds

Waylin

Guillermo Díaz

Guillermo Díaz

Bobby Alima

Rini Bell

Rini Bell

Nadia

Stephen Mendel

Stephen Mendel

First Class Steward

Valery Nikolaev

Valery Nikolaev

Milodragovich

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Viktor's fictional Krakozhia language was created by a linguistics professor and has actual grammatical rules.

Insight

The real Mehran Karimi Nasseri lived in Charles de Gaulle for 18 years and allegedly hated this film's existence.

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