Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.
Release date: November 2, 2012 (USA)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Awards: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Box office: $161.8 million
Production companies: Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation; ImageMovers