Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- gritty
- propulsive
- action movie night
- survival thriller night
What critics said
Critics found the remake competently mounted but generic, manipulatively suspenseful, and substantially inferior to the 1965 original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The survivors' central plan is to construct a new plane from the remains of the crashed aircraft.
The Gobi desert, sandstorms, heat, and dwindling water create continuous environmental pressure.
Pilot Frank Towns and the other crash survivors must negotiate trust, authority, and cooperation while stranded.
The survivors rely on aviation knowledge and salvaged materials to attempt an apparently impossible escape.
Films like Flight of the Phoenix, and why
The Flight of the Phoenix
shared survival drama, disaster premise, hostile wilderness, and group conflict under extreme pressure
The Mountain Between Us
shared aviation disaster, survival adventure, desert isolation, and resource scarcity
Apollo 13
shared ensemble survival drama, improvised engineering, and escalating environmental peril
Movie Details
- Director
- John Moore
- Release Date
- 2004-12-17
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (974)
Cast
- Dennis Quaid
- Tyrese Gibson
- Giovanni Ribisi
- Miranda Otto
- Tony Curran
- Sticky Fingaz
- Jacob Vargas
- Hugh Laurie
- Scott Michael Campbell
- Kevork Malikyan
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Flight of the Phoenix about?
- After a catastrophic crash strands them in Mongolia, a fractured group of survivors must build an aircraft from wreckage before the desert or armed smugglers eliminate their last chance to escape.
- What is Flight of the Phoenix like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flight of the Phoenix as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Flight of the Phoenix violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Flight of the Phoenix as mild.
- What did critics think of Flight of the Phoenix?
- Critics found the remake competently mounted but generic, manipulatively suspenseful, and substantially inferior to the 1965 original.
- Which films are like Flight of the Phoenix?
- Films with a similar feel include The Flight of the Phoenix, The Mountain Between Us, and Apollo 13.
- How long is Flight of the Phoenix?
- Flight of the Phoenix runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Flight of the Phoenix?
- In United States, Flight of the Phoenix is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
