Flightplan

Flightplan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Schwentke
Written by	Peter A. Dowling Billy Ray
Produced by	Brian Grazer
Starring	Jodie Foster Peter Sarsgaard Erika Christensen Sean Bean
Cinematography	Florian Ballhaus
Edited by	Thom Noble
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	Touchstone Pictures Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates	September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) (United States) October 20, 2005 (2005-10-20) (Germany)
Running time	98 minutes[1]
Countries	United States Germany
Languages	English German
Budget	$55 million[2]
Box office	$223.4 million[3]

Flightplan is a 2005 mystery psychological thriller film directed by Robert Schwentke from a screenplay written by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray. It stars Jodie Foster as Kyle Pratt, a recently widowed American aircraft engineer living in Berlin, who flies back to the U.S. with her daughter and her husband's body. She loses her daughter during the flight and must struggle to find her while proving her sanity at the same time.^{[N 1]} It also features Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Kate Beahan, Greta Scacchi, Sean Bean, and Matt Bomer in his film debut.

Distributed by Touchstone Pictures and released theatrically on September 23, 2005, the film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the direction, performances of the cast (particularly Foster's), and the thriller elements of the film but criticized the screenplay. It was also a major commercial success, grossing over $223 million worldwide against a $55 million budget, and received two nominations at the 32nd Saturn Awards; Best Action or Adventure Film, and Best Actress (for Foster).

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