5 movies about the attack on the World Trade Center
It is the 19th anniversary of September 11, possibly the most gruesome terrorist attack in the history of the world. It was on the morning of September 11, 2001, that the world, for the first time, saw the horrifying sight of planes hitting skyscrapers and turning them to rubble in a matter of minutes. The attack on the World Trade Center was a total shock for everyone, as it was an attack on the epicenter of the most powerful country in the world, the United States of America.
It may have been almost two decades since 9/11, but it remains a subject of morbid curiosity due to its incredible audacity. For those who wish to know about the attack, how it affected the US, and how the mastermind behind it, then-Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, was found and killed after a decade-long operation, we have a list of movies to suggest. Have a look…
World Trade Center (2006)
Released five years after the attack, the survival drama, starring Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Dorff and Michael Shannon in key roles, tells the stories of rescuers who tried to evacuate survivors.
Flight 93 (2006)
This one, launched in 2006, recounts the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, one of four flights hijacked during the September 11 attack. The film stars Jeffrey Nordling, Colin Glazer, Brennan Elliott, Ty Olsson, Jacqueline Ann Steuart, Laura Mennell, Barry W Levy, Biski Gugushe, Dominic Rains, among others. It is directed by Peter Markle.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
One of the best movies about September 11, Zero thirty dark dramatizes the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden and his death at the hands of Navy SEAL Team 6. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke and Joel Edgerton in the lead roles.
United 93 (2006)
I like it Flight 93, this one also tells the incredible story of the people aboard the fateful United Airlines Flight 93, and how they thwarted the terrorists’ plan to attack the White House or the US Capitol, their possible targets.
Reign over me (2007)
Reign over Me, released in 2007, is the story of a man who lost everything he had on 9/11 and finds strength in a renewed friendship with a former college roommate. To get an emotional perspective on the attack, you need to watch this one.
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