This is a simple, powerful, and uncomfortably in-your-face docudrama about what it might have been like to be aboard United Airlines flight 93. The only one of the four hijacked jets to fail to hit its intended target, UA 93 crashed in a field in Shanksville PA because of the actions of a group of passengers and crew who attempted, unfortunately without success, to take back the plane from the hijackers.Their heroism caused the plane to crash nose first into the ground. They sacrificed themselves because there was nothing else to be done.I was chilled to the bone by this film. It is stark, uncompromising, and to its credit, it does not try to portray the hijackers as subhuman or the passengers as mere victims. Every member of the cast comes across as a complete and fully fleshed out human being.Not for the squeamish, but it is of great historical importance.

This real-life thriller chronicles the events inside United 93 on September 11th, 2001 – a day that has gone down in history as one of the biggest tragedies to hit America. Basically, it's a palm-sweating tale of terrorism and hijacking, as innocent passengers get caught up in events that will have devastating consequences. And devastating is the word to describe this movie. For nearly two hours we're subjected to a slow, horrifying build-up telling a story we all know and are aware of, before director Paul Greengrass lets rip with a pulse-pounding, utterly terrifying and at the same time awe-inspiring climax that is the most powerful bit of film I've ever watched – I couldn't breathe, I was openly crying, and I was utterly entranced by this superb bit of filmmaking.Nothing more can be said really, other than that this film acts as a memorial to those on the flight, and that everyone should see it. Acting, technical qualities, and cinematography are all absolutely great, and nothing falls flat anywhere in the movie. Spellbinding, awesome, utterly disturbing, downbeat, and yet uplifting – the cocktail of emotions you'll experience as this film closes is unlike anything you'll have ever felt before. A real trip.

Greetings from Lithuania."United 93" (2006) isn't my favorite picture by a mile. But this is probably the ONLY movie in my lifetime which left me speechless, for like literally 10 minutes after credits start rolling. Words can not express for devastating, vulnerable, angry i felt after first few minutes when this movie ended. I can not recall when a movie took me so hard, delivered me to the place and left me experiencing events so purely like "United 93" did. It is not a movie where you can identify with someone - you are just a viewer, seeing things from outside - in the beginning (because the whole picture is shoot in almost documentary style). After some time, you won't be feeling yourself as a viewer - you will be in there, with theme, at the time, EXPERIENCING everything. Strange, but i didn't felt like i was seeing good guys and / or vs. the bad guys (although they are the worst what planet Earth could produce in it's lifetime - that is my opinion). That is because of the brilliant and one of the kind to say the least directing and screenplay by Paul Greengrass - for this movie he should be remembered forever (calm down - no one will ever forget "Bloody Sunday" or even "The Bourne Ultimatum" - but i do not want to even hint on title "Born" in with the movie like "United 93", which is a most powerful tribute, probably, ever). Overall, if you are human being with emotions and comprehension - "United 93" is something to be witness by yourself. Don't be shine to be devastated by it - it is how a human nature should be responding to it. And to all of you who hated it and called it propaganda and etc. - i feel sorry for you - this masterpiece isn't for you, although it should have been... as we are all human.

I have just seen this film for the first time, many years after the events that we all remember so clearly. It was shocking, although I knew what to expect. seeing the events of 9/11 unfolding from the perspective of the ground personnel trying to make sense of it all, the sense of urgency and apparently their inability to prevent the hijacked planes reaching their targets. The main focus of the film was on the events on the fourth hijacked plane which crashed in Pennsylvania. No one knows exactly what happened on that plane, but there is enough information available to construct a totally credible sequence of events.it's one of the most tense things I have ever watched and I was aware of my own fear responses kicking in. The performances of everyone involved are impeccable and completely realistic. Paul Greengrass made documentaries before this film and this shows in the filming and the non-sensationalist approach. The dialogue lacks any dramatic stirring speeches or anything we would expect from a conventional action movie. It's all about how ordinary people would react in a terrifying situation where initially they don't know what is happening, and then the reality dawns on them and they attempt to do whatever they can to survive.I was fascinated by the detail of what happened in Air Traffic Control from the first suspicion that something was wrong, to the events that we saw on the news. I assume that these events were recorded and everything really happened. It takes time for people to understand something so awful and so incomprehensible, even those who are highly competent and very experienced. I remember how I felt, listening to the radio and looking at the news coverage in the UK. I was bewildered, but it was a long way from me. For these people it was their responsibility to deal with an unknown threat situation.The power of this film is in its matter-of-fact approach which doesn't make judgements and presents the facts as they are known, in a very dramatic way. I am glad that I was brave enough to finally see it. Well done to everyone involved.