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7 Days in Entebbe
Thriller · Drama · Crime · 2018
In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.
Movie details
7 Days in Entebbe
“248 passengers were held hostage. For seven days, the world was held captive.”
2018 Thriller · Drama · Crime 1h 47m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.9 / 10
18K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
24 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
49 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
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In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over 7 Days in Entebbe?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
José Padilha
Written by
Gregory Burke
Rosamund Pike
Brigitte Kuhlmann
Daniel Brühl
Wilfried Böse
Eddie Marsan
Shimon Peres
Lior Ashkenazi
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
Nonso Anozie
Idi Amin
Ben Schnetzer
Zeev Hirsch
Andrea Deck
Patricia Martel
Court is in session
Put 7 Days in Entebbe on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.