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| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
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| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
| Music by | John Williams |
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| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $219 million |
The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy-drama movie produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stanley Tucci. The movie is about an Eastern European man who is stuck in New York's 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 movie is partially inspired by the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri who lived in Terminal 1 of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006.
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 LA/Palmdale Regional Airport, with the customs hall, offices and most of the movie's exterior shots filmed at the Montreal–Mirabel International Airport.
The movie was released in North America by DreamWorks Pictures on June 18, 2004, to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $219 million worldwide.