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The Terminal

Life is waiting.

2004 · 2h 8m · PG-13 Comedy, Drama
Directed by Steven Spielberg

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Overview

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh

It's an odd fable: Viktor is the mysterious visitor who shows us what the American Dream is all about-in the movie's terms, compassion for others -- without ever wanting to become an American himself.

Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten

Even in the desolation of an airport lounge at midnight, Viktor is too pure, we realize, to entertain the ghost of a dirty thought.

David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh

A feel-good film of such originality and sweetness in a summer of otherwise derivative sequels and remakes that it practically qualifies for miracle status.

Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten

The concept was there; the production abilities were there. It's the execution that fell apart.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh

This is the first time in my life I wanted to spend more time in an airport terminal, and Spielberg is just such a brilliant filmmaker; the things he does with light and with motion and some amazing tracking shots.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

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