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What if your vacation became permanent and your hotel was a food court?

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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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Standout Aspects

Acting

Hanks' invented language and physical comedy are masterclass.

Production

Full airport built from scratch—no location shooting.

Direction

Spielberg finds magic in fluorescent lighting.

Best for:Solo·Date Night·Rewatch

Director

Steven Spielberg

ReleasedJun 17, 2004

Runtime2h 8m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feelmedium

Budget$60M·Revenue$219.4M

Top Cast

Tom Hanks

Viktor Navorski

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Amelia Warren

Stanley Tucci

Frank Dixon

Chi McBride

Mulroy

Diego Luna

Enrique Cruz

Barry Shabaka Henley

Thurman

Kumar Pallana

Gupta Rajan

Zoe Saldaña

Torres

Eddie Jones

Salchak

Jude Ciccolella

Karl Iverson

Corey Reynolds

Waylin

Guillermo Díaz

Bobby Alima

Rini Bell

Nadia

Stephen Mendel

First Class Steward

Valery Nikolaev

Milodragovich

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