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Feb 21, 2023 · Universal Pictures. While many 9/11 films focus solely on the attack on the World Trade Center, "United 93" provides insight into the heroic actions of passengers on United Airlines 93. The...
- Sarah Paris
Nov 14, 2023 · The best 9/11 movies provide different perspectives on the tragic event while also creating something that honors and respects the victims. On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists from the fundamentalist Islamic militant group, al-Qaeda, hijacked four airplanes that were used as part of a suicide terrorist bombing plot.
There have been countless film and TV adaptations of the 9/11 attacks. Here are just a few that are available on streaming.
- Kenneth Feinberg
- Charles Wolf
- Camille Biros
- Composite Characters
Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer who was Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, is played by Michael Keaton in the movie, and his portrait is typical for this kind of movie: There are a lot of correct details, but the overall shape of events has been massaged a little to fit into a film narrative. Feinberg chronicled his experie...
Charles Wolf, the husband of a Sept. 11 victim who was an early critic of Feinberg’s administration of the fund, is played by Stanley Tucci in the movie. He’s a much bigger part of Feinberg’s story in the movie than he seems to have been in real life, and some adjustments have been made to make him a better foil for Feinberg. For starters, he’s mov...
Camille Biros is played by Amy Ryan on-screen, and if her official role at Feinberg’s firm is not entirely clear in Worth, that’s because the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund seems to have been a turning point for her career. Biros, who is not a lawyer, became Feinberg’s administrative assistant in 1979 when he was working for Ted Kennedy. By 200...
Any movie based on a true story has composite characters, but Worth has more than most, because both Feinberg and the filmmakers are sensitive to the privacy of the families of the Sept. 11 victims. There are two important composite characters who are not victims, though: sleazy corporate lawyer Lee Quinn (Tate Donovan) and up and coming Feinberg a...
- Matthew Dessem
Sep 8, 2021 · Today we’re recommending seven movies about 9/11 and its consequences. Some of these films are fictional. Others are inspired by, or based on, actual events. Either way, they each try to...
Nov 29, 2019 · Five years ago, a report was released on the torture tactics used against suspects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Now, that investigation is the subject of a new film, “The Report.”
Sep 10, 2021 · 9 movies and documentaries based on 9/11 that you can watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and more. From recreating a blow-by-blow account of the devastating attack to depicting how citizens navigated its disturbing aftermath, these titles offer multiple perspectives on the tragedy. By Prabal Sharma. 10 September 2021.
