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Quick Info

Rating

7.2/10

Release2016

Runtime1h 36m

StatusReleased

Budget$60,000,000

Revenue$240,800,000

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Malpaso Productions

RatPac Entertainment

Flashlight Films

The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Village Roadshow Pictures

Movie

Sully

2016

1h 36m

7.2

Drama

History

Synopsis

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls 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 career.

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