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{{Short description|2004 film directed by Steven Spielberg}} {{Other uses|Terminal (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = The Terminal | image = Movie poster the terminal.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Steven Spielberg]] | producer = {{plainlist| * [[Walter F. Parkes]] * [[Laurie MacDonald]] * Steven Spielberg }} | screenplay = {{plainlist| * [[Sacha Gervasi]] * [[Jeff Nathanson]] }} | story = {{plainlist| * [[Andrew Niccol]] * Sacha Gervasi }} | starring = {{plainlist| * [[Tom Hanks]] * [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] * [[Stanley Tucci]] * [[Chi McBride]] * [[Diego Luna]] }} | music = [[John Williams]] | cinematography = [[Janusz Kamiński]] | editing = [[Michael Kahn (film editor)|Michael Kahn]] | studio = {{plainlist| * [[Amblin Entertainment]] * Parkes/MacDonald Productions }} | distributor = [[DreamWorks Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|2004|6|18}} | runtime = 128 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $60 million<ref name="BOM">{{mojo title|terminal}}</ref> | gross = $219.1 million<ref name="BOM" /> }} '''''The Terminal''''' is a 2004 American [[comedy-drama]] film produced and directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and starring [[Tom Hanks]], [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] and [[Stanley Tucci]]. The film is about an Eastern European man who is stuck in [[New York City|New York]]'s [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|John F. Kennedy Airport]] terminal when he is denied entry to the United States, but is unable to return to his native country because of a military [[coup]]. The film is partially inspired by the true story of [[Mehran Karimi Nasseri]] who lived in Terminal 1 of [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport]], France, from 1988 to 2006.<ref name=CSM062104>{{cite web|first=Ethan|last=Gilsdorf|title=Behind 'The Terminal,' a true story|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0621/p11s02-almo.html|work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|date=June 21, 2004|access-date=December 5, 2010|archive-date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202092352/http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0621/p11s02-almo.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After finishing ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' (2002), Spielberg decided to direct ''The Terminal'' because he wanted to make a film "that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world". As no suitable airport was willing to provide their facilities, an entire working set was built inside a large hangar at the [[Palmdale Regional Airport|LA/Palmdale Regional Airport]], with most of the film's exterior shots taken from the [[Montreal–Mirabel International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Terminal (2004) - Filming & Production |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362227/locations |website=IMDb.com |access-date=2022-11-08 |archive-date=2016-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209082313/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362227/locations |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released in North America on June 18, 2004, to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, earning $219 million worldwide. == Plot == Viktor Navorski, a traveler from <!-- Do not write fictional from an in-universe perspective -->Krakozhia, arrives at [[New York City|New York City's]] [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] and learns that a [[coup d'état]] has occurred in his country while he was in the air. The United States does not recognize Krakozhia's new government, rendering Viktor's passport invalid and leaving him unable to either enter the United States or return to Krakozhia. [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] seizes his passport and return ticket, pending resolution of the issue, leaving him stranded at the airport leaving his luggage and a [[Planters]] peanut can in his possession. Frank Dixon, the Acting Field Commissioner of the airport, instructs Viktor to stay in the transit lounge until the issue is resolved, but he becomes determined to make Viktor someone else's problem. He tries to tempt Viktor to leave illegally by ordering guards away from the exit for five minutes, but it fails. Dixon then tries to persuade Viktor to claim asylum, but Viktor refuses, as he is not afraid of returning to his own country. Viktor finds a gate under renovation and makes it his home. Being considered for a promotion, Dixon becomes increasingly obsessed with getting rid of Viktor. Meanwhile, Viktor begins reading an English version of his New York guidebook, which is in his own language, so that he can learn English. He has repeated encounters with Gupta Rajan, a grumpy elderly janitor, with whom he slowly forms a bond. He also befriends Joe Mulroy, a baggage handler who plays poker, betting lost luggage items. Enrique Cruz, a food service truck driver, provides Viktor with free meals in exchange for helping him woo Dolores Torres, an immigration officer whom Viktor has befriended. Viktor shows skill at construction work when he remodels a wall in a terminal undergoing renovation. The airport contractors assume he is an employee and pay him under the table. He also begins a relationship with Amelia, a flight attendant who is also entangled with a married government official. During a visit from his superiors, Dixon enlists Viktor's help in communicating with a [[Russia]]n man who is desperately attempting to bring medicine home to his dying father. Dixon is determined to refuse the man because of a paperwork issue, which Viktor helps the young man circumvent the rules, incensing and embarrassing Dixon, who threatens Viktor and tells him he will never allow him to enter the United States. This incident is witnessed by Dixon's superiors, who give him a look of contempt before leaving, while Viktor becomes a legend amongst the terminal employees for helping the man and standing up to Dixon. Dixon detains Amelia and interrogates her about Viktor. Amelia, who realizes Viktor has not been entirely truthful, confronts him at his makeshift home, where he shows her that the Planters peanut can contains a copy of the "[[A Great Day in Harlem (photograph)|A Great Day in Harlem]]" photograph. His late father was a [[jazz]] enthusiast who had discovered the picture in a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] newspaper in 1958 and vowed to collect the autographs of all 57 musicians depicted in it. He died needing only the autograph of tenor saxophonist [[Benny Golson]], and Viktor has come to New York to get it. After hearing the story, Amelia kisses Viktor. Nine months after having arrived, Viktor learns that the war in Krakozhia has ended. Amelia reveals that her married boyfriend has secured Viktor a one-day emergency visa so he can fulfill his dream, but that she has also rekindled the relationship. When he presents the emergency visa at customs, Viktor is told that Dixon must sign it. However, as Viktor's passport is now valid again, Dixon is determined to deport him back to Krakozhia. He warns Viktor that if he does not go home at once, he will prosecute his friends at the airport for their illegal activities, most seriously by deporting Gupta back to [[India]] to face a charge of assaulting a corrupt police officer. Viktor finally agrees to return home, but Gupta delays the plane by running in front of it and is taken into custody. Emboldened by his friend's actions, Viktor decides to leave the airport. Several airport employees rush to say goodbye, but Dixon orders his officers to stop Viktor at the exit where, disillusioned with Dixon, they let him leave. Dixon reaches the taxi stand only moments after Viktor has left, but has a change of heart and tells his officers to handle the incoming travelers rather than engage in pursuit. Viktor arrives at the hotel where Golson is performing and finally collects the last autograph, then takes a taxi back to the airport to go home. ==Cast== {{Div col}} * [[Tom Hanks]] as Viktor Navorski * [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] as Flight Attendant Amelia Warren * [[Stanley Tucci]] as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Field Commissioner Frank Dixon * [[Barry Shabaka Henley]] as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Judge Thurman * [[Kumar Pallana]] as Janitor Gupta Rajan * [[Diego Luna]] as Food Service Deliverer Enrique Cruz * [[Chi McBride]] as Baggage Handler Joe Mulroy * [[Zoe Saldaña]] as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Dolores Torres * [[Eddie Jones (actor)|Eddie Jones]] as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Richard Salchak * [[Jude Ciccolella]] as Karl Iverson * [[Corey Reynolds]] as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Waylin * [[Guillermo Díaz (actor)|Guillermo Diaz]] as Bobby Alima * [[Rini Bell]] as Nadia * [[Valery Nikolaev]] as Milodragovich * [[Michael Nouri]] as Max * [[Benny Golson]] as Himself * [[Scott Adsit]] as Cab Driver * [[Mark Ivanir]] as Goran * [[Dan Finnerty]] as Cliff * Stephen Mendel as First Class Steward {{div col end}} == Production == [[File:Airportset2w.jpg|right|thumb|The gigantic airport set built for the film.]] The idea for the film may have originated from the story of [[Mehran Karimi Nasseri]], also known as Sir Alfred, an [[Iran]]ian [[refugee]] who lived in Terminal One of the [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]], Paris from 1988 until 2006.<ref name=CSM062104 /><ref>Duncan Walker, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3570850.stm "Life in the lounge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221065812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3570850.stm |date=2009-02-21 }}, BBC News Online Magazine, August 17, 2004.</ref> In September 2003, ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted that Steven Spielberg bought the rights to Nasseri's life story as the basis for the film; and in September 2004 ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted Nasseri received thousands of dollars from the filmmakers.<ref name=NYT092103>Matthew Rose, [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/magazine/magazinespecial/MFMERHANT.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5007&en=360b6f8f63635c6a&ex=1379476800 "Waiting For Spielberg"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208234718/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/magazine/magazinespecial/MFMERHANT.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5007&en=360b6f8f63635c6a&ex=1379476800 |date=2009-02-08 }}, ''The New York Times'', September 21, 2003. Retrieved June 12, 2008.</ref><ref name=Berczeller>{{cite news|access-date=May 5, 2007|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1298104,00.html|title=The man who lost his past|first=Paul|last=Berczeller|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=September 6, 2004|archive-date=May 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509031001/http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1298104,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, none of the studio's publicity materials mention Nasseri's story as an inspiration for the film, and the storyline bears no resemblance to Nasseri's experiences. The 1993 French film ''[[Lost in Transit]]'' was already based on the same story. In deciding to make the film, Spielberg stated that after directing ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'', "I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. ... This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times."<ref>{{cite web|author1=Total Film|author-link=Total Film|title=The Total Film Interview – Steven Spielberg|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-total-film-interview-steven-spielberg/|website=GamesRadar+|publisher=Future|access-date=March 16, 2018|date=September 1, 2004|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316153404/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-total-film-interview-steven-spielberg/|url-status=live}}</ref> Spielberg traveled around the world to find an actual airport that would let him film for the length of the production but could not find one. ''The Terminal'' set was built in a massive hangar at the [[LA/Palmdale Regional Airport]]. The hangar, part of the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] [[Plant 42]] complex, was used to build the [[Rockwell International]] [[Rockwell B-1 Lancer|B-1B bomber]]. The set was built to full earthquake construction codes and was based on [[Düsseldorf Airport]]. The shape of both the actual terminal and the set viewed sideways is a cross-section of an aircraft wing. Because of this design, the film was one of the first to use the [[Spidercam]]. The camera, most often used for televised sports, allowed Spielberg the ability to create sweeping shots across the set. The design of the set for ''The Terminal'', as noted by [[Roger Ebert]] in his reviews and attested by Spielberg himself in a feature by ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine, was greatly inspired by [[Jacques Tati]]'s classic film ''[[PlayTime]]''.<ref name=Ebert/> Tom Hanks based his characterization of Viktor Navorski on his father-in-law Allan Wilson, a Bulgarian immigrant who speaks "[[Russian language|Russian]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Greek language|Greek]], little bit of [[Italian language|Italian]], little bit of [[French language|French]]", in addition to his native [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]].<ref>"Season 12 Episode 9". ''Inside the Actors Studio''. Bravo. 14 May 2016. Television.</ref> Hanks also had some help from a Bulgarian translator.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFN6bdVWqIk "Tom Hanks' character in The Terminal speaks Bulgarian"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313235148/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFN6bdVWqIk |date=2021-03-13 }}, ''YouTube''.</ref> === Krakozhia === '''Krakozhia''' (''Кракожия'') is a fictional country, created for the film, that closely resembles a former [[Republics of the Soviet Union|Soviet Republic]] or an [[Eastern Bloc]] state. The exact location of Krakozhia is kept intentionally vague in the film. However, in one scene, a map of Krakozhia is briefly displayed on one of the airport's television screens during a news report on the ongoing conflict. Its borders are those of present-day [[North Macedonia]] (known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at the time of the film's production). However, in another scene, Viktor shows his driver's license, which is a [[Belarus]]ian license issued to a woman bearing an [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] name. [[John Williams]], the film's composer, also wrote a national anthem for Krakozhia.<ref>Clemmensen, Christian (June 10, 2004). [http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/terminal.html ''The Terminal'']. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725053045/https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/terminal.html|date=2021-07-25}} soundtrack review at [[Filmtracks.com]]</ref> Hanks' character speaks mostly [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] as his native Krakozhian. However in one scene, in which he helps a Russian-speaking passenger with a customs-related issue, he speaks a [[Constructed language|constructed]] [[Slavic languages|Slavic language]] resembling Bulgarian and Russian.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Learn Bulgarian with Tom Hanks | date=16 February 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dHO3naOgMc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/5dHO3naOgMc |archive-date=2021-12-22 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=plot explanation – What does Viktor Navorski say to Milodragovich in Bulgarian? |url=https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/31778/what-does-viktor-navorski-say-to-milodragovich-in-bulgarian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105014920/https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/31778/what-does-viktor-navorski-say-to-milodragovich-in-bulgarian |archive-date=2021-11-05 |access-date=2021-01-27 |website=Movies & TV Stack Exchange}}</ref> When Viktor buys a guide book of New York both in English and in his mother tongue to compare the two versions and improve his English, the book he studies is written in Russian. The film presents a reasonably accurate picture of the process of naturalistic [[second-language acquisition]], according to linguist [[Martha Young-Scholten]].<ref name="sla">{{cite web |last=Young-Scholten |first=Martha |title=Hollywood: smarter than you think? Maybe |url=http://www.modern.lang.leeds.ac.uk/talks/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=35&func=details&did=98 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111217/http://www.modern.lang.leeds.ac.uk/talks/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=35&func=details&did=98 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=December 25, 2007}} Abstract for talk given at the [[University of Leeds]] Department of Linguistics and Phonetics, April 26, 2006.</ref> == Soundtrack == {{Music ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=''The Terminal [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] ''by John Williams |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-terminal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000206108 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |rev2 = ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' |rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Graydon |first=Danny |title=''The Terminal'' |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?SID=9880 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626143355/https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?SID=9880 |archive-date=June 26, 2006 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> |rev3 = [[Filmtracks]] |rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 10, 2004 |title=''The Terminal'' (John Williams) |url=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/terminal.html |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=[[Filmtracks]]}}</ref> |rev4 = Movie Wave |rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Southall |first=James |title=Williams: ''The Terminal'' |url=http://www.movie-wave.net/titles/terminal.html |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=Movie Wave}}</ref> |rev5 = [[Soundtrack.net]] |rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldwasser |first=Dan |date=June 15, 2004 |title=''The Terminal'' Soundtrack (2004) |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-terminal/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=[[Soundtrack.net]]}}</ref> }} Emily Bernstein played clarinet for the score, including several prominent solos, and her name is in the film's end credits.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2005-02-03|title=Pasadena Symphony Musician, Emily Bernstein, Loses Battle With Cancer|work=La Cañada Valley Sun|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/la-canada-valley-sun/news/tn-vsl-xpm-2005-02-03-applause03-story.html|access-date=2022-02-17|archive-date=2022-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218042609/https://www.latimes.com/socal/la-canada-valley-sun/news/tn-vsl-xpm-2005-02-03-applause03-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Normally individual musicians in studio orchestras perform anonymously, but Spielberg insisted on highlighting Bernstein's work; she was being treated for cancer at the time of recording, and she died less than a year later.<ref name=":0" /> == Reception == === Box office === ''The Terminal'' grossed $77.9 million in North America, and $141.2 million in other territories, totaling $219.4 million worldwide.<ref name="BOM" /> The film grossed $19.1 million in its opening weekend, finishing in second, then made $13.1 million in its second weekend, dropping to third. === Critical response === [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 61% of 206 sampled critics gave ''The Terminal'' positive reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''The Terminal'' transcends its flaws through the sheer virtue of its crowd-pleasing message and a typically solid star turn from Tom Hanks."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Terminal (2004)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1133499-1133499-terminal/|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]|access-date=December 5, 2010|archive-date=June 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622220008/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1133499-1133499-terminal/|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[Weighted mean|weighted average score]] of 55 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Terminal reviews|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-terminal|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=December 5, 2010|archive-date=August 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823132947/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-terminal|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Terminal" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991127210934/https://www.cinemascore.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Michael Wilmington from the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' said "[the film] takes Spielberg into realms he's rarely traveled before."<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/06/18/flight-of-fancy-15/ "Flight of fancy"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', June 18, 2004. Retrieved January 1, 2016.</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said Hanks' performance brought a lot to the film.<ref>[[A. O. Scott]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/18/movies/film-review-an-emigre-s-paradise-lost-and-found.html "Movie review: An Émigré's Paradise Lost and Found"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201232716/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/18/movies/film-review-an-emigre-s-paradise-lost-and-found.html |date=2017-02-01 }}, by ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 18, 2004. Retrieved January 1, 2016.</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave ''The Terminal'' three and a half out of four stars, stating that "This premise could have yielded a film of contrivance and labored invention. Spielberg, his actors and writers... weave it into a human comedy that is gentle and true, that creates sympathy for all of its characters, that finds a tone that will carry them through, that made me unreasonably happy".<ref name=Ebert>{{cite web|last1=Ebert|first1=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|title=The Terminal Movie Review & Film Summary (2004)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-terminal-2004|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|access-date=August 19, 2018|date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=August 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830095445/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-terminal-2004|url-status=live}}</ref> Martin Liebman of Blu-ray.com considers the film as "quintessential cinema", praising it for being "a down-to-earth, honest, hopeful, funny, moving, lightly romantic, and dramatically relevant film that embodies the term 'movie magic' in every scene."<ref>{{cite web|last=Liebman|first=Martin|title=The Terminal Blu-ray Review|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Terminal-Blu-ray/44111/#Review|website=Blu-ray.com|access-date=August 25, 2020|date=April 26, 2014|archive-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924222808/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Terminal-Blu-ray/44111/#Review|url-status=live}}</ref> Critic [[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of [[RogerEbert.com]] considered ''The Terminal'' alongside ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' and ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]'' (also directed by Spielberg) as the three best films made within the studio system that comment upon the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Matt Zoller Seitz|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=748008740591403009|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2018|title=That, WAR OF THE WORLDS and THE TERMINAL are the 3 best 9/11 films made in the studio system, all by the same guy.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Matt Zoller Seitz|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=980521949511208963|date=April 1, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018|title=I keep saying I'm going to write a piece about how THE TERMINAL, WoTW and MUNICH are the 3 greatest American films about 9/11 even though none of them actually mentions it until the very last shot of the last film.}}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Film|United States|Aviation}} * [[List of American films of 2004]] * [[List of people who have lived in airports]] * ''[[Lost in Transit]]'', 1993 French film also inspired by Nasseri. * ''[[Flight (opera)|Flight]]'', 1998 opera. * ''[[Terminal 1 (album)|Terminal 1]]'', a 2004 album by Benny Golson. * '' [[A Great Day in Harlem (film)|A Great Day in Harlem]]'', a 1994 documentary about the photograph and jazz musicians featured in the film. * [[Statelessness]] {{clear}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|0362227}} * {{Mojo title|terminal}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|1133499-1133499-terminal}} {{Steven Spielberg}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Terminal, The}} [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:2004 comedy-drama films]] [[Category:2000s romance films]] [[Category:Amblin Entertainment films]] [[Category:American aviation films]] [[Category:American comedy-drama films]] [[Category:American romance films]] [[Category:2000s Bulgarian-language films]] [[Category:DreamWorks Pictures films]] [[Category:Films about interpreting and translation]] [[Category:Films directed by Steven Spielberg]] [[Category:Films produced by Steven Spielberg]] [[Category:Films produced by Walter F. 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