Details with journalistic precision exactly what happened on the ground during the events of September 11, 2001.

Rating: 9/10 (4 July 2010)

Passengers and crew on board a hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 unsuccessfully struggle with four terrorists to take control of the plane. Several family members of the passengers aboard the flight attended the film's premiere to show their support.
United 93 is an astonishing documentary-style drama that tracks in scrupulous detail the known events on the ground and acts of bravery inside the doomed plane. Understandably, it is often painful to watch, but is never exploitative, and does justice to those who died on board. Director Paul Greengrass's decision to cast lesser-known actors, so as not to distract audiences with star sightings, proves impeccably correct.