Sean Bean’s “heart-stopping” thriller that’s “filled with twists” is leaving Netflix this month

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I was so bummed to find out that Flightplan, the awesome thriller with Sean Bean and Jodie Foster, is leaving Netflix at the end of the month! You’ve only got until Tuesday, January 27th to watch it. It’s directed by Robert Schwentke, who also made The Time Traveler’s Wife and Red, so you know it’s good!

CNN.com calls Flightplan a “heart-stopping thriller.” The movie centers on Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster), an aircraft engineer grieving the recent death of her husband, David (John Benjamin Hickey). While traveling from Berlin to the US with her six-year-old daughter, Julia (Marlene Lawston), to bring David’s body home, Kyle finds herself in a terrifying situation.

Kyle wakes up from a short nap to a terrifying discovery: her daughter is gone. Even more alarming, the flight attendants have no record of her ever being on the plane. Refusing to give up, Kyle starts her own search for her child during the flight and soon stumbles upon a disturbing conspiracy.

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Peter Sarsgaard plays air marshal Gene Carson, and Sean Bean is Captain Marcus Rich, the plane’s pilot. The film also features Kate Beahan, Matt Bomer, Amanda Brooks, Greta Scacchi, and Erika Christensen.

The movie Flightplan received mixed reactions from critics. While many praised the action sequences and Jodie Foster’s acting, the film’s ending was generally considered weak. It currently has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

According to Variety, Robert Schwentke directed Flightplan with skill and attention to detail, but the movie’s plot falls apart in the final act, ultimately weakening what was otherwise a solid thriller.

According to The Washington Post, the film is a successful psychological thriller, demonstrating excellent skill in its making, even if it doesn’t quite reach the level of high art.

Our review found the movie started strong, offering an engaging and suspenseful mystery for the first hour. Unfortunately, it lost its way after that, becoming less thoughtful and relying on the audience to ignore plot holes.

Foster shared with Total Film that she was particularly captivated by the idea of grief causing someone to doubt their own mental state. She explained that this concept was the main reason she decided to take on the project, recalling a specific scene in the script that immediately convinced her she needed to make the film.

When I first read the scene, it was written for a male character, and honestly, it just didn’t feel right. It felt completely wrong! The story follows a parent losing their child, and I couldn’t picture a man reacting by questioning himself. To me, a man in that situation would immediately blame someone else – he’d be accusatory, not self-destructive. It just didn’t ring true that he’d turn inward and wonder if he was to blame. Men tend to externalize blame, they don’t typically fall apart internally like that.

Flightplan is available to stream on Netflix until 27 January.

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2026-01-07 14:19