World Trade Center (2006)
Drama, History, Thriller • 2h 9m
Overview
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Connor Paolo, Anthony Piccininni, Alexa Gerasimovich, Morgan Flynn, Michael Peña, Armando Riesco, Jay Hernandez, Joe Starr, Jon Bernthal, William Jimeno, Nick Damici, Jude Ciccolella, Martin Pfefferkorn, Razame de la Crackers, Nelson Peña, Marcos Palma, Andre Ward, Cliff Bemis, Harmonica Sunbeam, Ned Eisenberg, Nicholas Turturro, Danny Nucci, Tyree Michael Simpson, Kevin Feely, Mark Elliot Wilson, Tawny Cypress, Robert Blanche, Tom Wright, Terry Quinn, Ed Jewett, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Helan, Brad William Henke, Patti D'Arbanville, Donna Murphy, Nicky Katt, Lucia Brawley, Kimberly Scott, Dara Coleman, Tiffany Romano, Gregory Jbara, Michael Shannon, Jordan Lage, Wass Stevens, Peter McRobbie, Dorothy Lyman, Julie Adams, Tony Genaro, Aixa Maldonado, Jay Acovone, Howard Samuelsohn, David H. Ahl, Arthur J. Nascarella, Thom Prin Jr., Steve Chappell, William Mapother, Thomas F. Duffy, Stephen Dorff, Frank Whaley, Stoney Westmoreland, Tommy Asher, Charles A. Gargano, Thomas McHale, Lalanya Masters, Greg Collins, Scott Fox, Louis Raimondi, Victor Spadaro, John Kiernan, Liz A. Randall, Roger Cross, Jossara Jinaro, Joseph Esposito, Gary Stretch, Viola Davis, Kurt Caceres, Lola Cook, Nick Rey Angelus, Ethan Aronoff, Michael Arthur, Amanda Saphire Billingham, Yuki Bird, David Boston, Barry Brisco, Basilina Butler, Luna Rocio Cantale, Francesca Casale, Michael Devine, Jonathon Downs, Barbra Dunn, LynNita Ellis, Benjamin Fitch, Dennis Jay Funny, Paul Grace, S.A. Griffin, Jay Gutierrez, Sean Hampton, Frank Hopf, Lou Irizarry, Edward M. Kelahan, Chad Knorr, Katia Louise, John C. McDonnell, John C. McGinley, John McLoughlin, Franco Moscon, Robert Myers, J. Woodward Palmer, Jelani Quinn, Lalo Reyes, Brieann Rich, Nicholas Rich, Vincent James Russo, Sahlima, Maz Siam, Klatann Thomas, Pete Turner
Director: Oliver Stone
Theatrical Cut 4K Blu-ray in August
Director's Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory Blu-ray (included with collector's edition)
Director: Oliver Stone
Theatrical Cut 4K Blu-ray in August
Director's Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory Blu-ray (included with collector's edition)
Director: Oliver Stone
A improved Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray teased by Oliver Stone
MGM Blu-ray, better than 2022 Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray due to poor encode and heavy DNR (review)
Director: Oliver Stone
A improved Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray teased by Oliver Stone
MGM Blu-ray, better than 2022 Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray due to poor encode and heavy DNR (review)
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director's Cut: WB Director's Cut DVD
Final Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director's Cut: WB Director's Cut DVD
Final Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director: Oliver Stone
Director's Cut: WB Director's Cut DVD
Final Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director's Cut: WB Director's Cut DVD
Final Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Oliver Stone
Director: Peter Medak
Imprint 4K Blu-ray scheduled for August 2026 release
Director: Peter Medak
Imprint 4K Blu-ray scheduled for August 2026 release
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director: Gordon Douglas
Director: Gordon Douglas
Director: John Badham
Director: John Badham
Director: George A. Romero
Mono: 35mm scan, old Shout! Factory and Australia Umbrella Blu-ray sounds better than the rest of the discs, but has noise reduction
Stereo: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray has a transfer of the 1986 Japan LaserDisc Stereo
Director: George A. Romero
Mono: 35mm scan, old Shout! Factory and Australia Umbrella Blu-ray sounds better than the rest of the discs, but has noise reduction
Stereo: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray has a transfer of the 1986 Japan LaserDisc Stereo
Director: Martin Brest
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray new master much better than their 2016 artificially sharpened Blu-ray but grain managed
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray "OG audio" is a downmix, R1 DVD has the original with much better dynamics than Shout! Factory's upmix
Director: Martin Brest
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray new master much better than their 2016 artificially sharpened Blu-ray but grain managed
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray "OG audio" is a downmix, R1 DVD has the original with much better dynamics than Shout! Factory's upmix
Director: John Sturges
Director: John Sturges
Director: Frank Oz
Director: Frank Oz
Director: Hal Ashby
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray disappointing
Director: Hal Ashby
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray disappointing
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray The DV FEL layer noticeably restores high-frequency detail that’s missing from the base layer. See caps. issue: the 4K disc is missing chyron in some beginning shots. TBC officially.
5.1: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Stereo: US Warner Bros LaserDisc
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray The DV FEL layer noticeably restores high-frequency detail that’s missing from the base layer. See caps. issue: the 4K disc is missing chyron in some beginning shots. TBC officially.
5.1: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Stereo: US Warner Bros LaserDisc
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: Alfred E. Green
Director: Alfred E. Green
Kino Lorber Blu-ray or Germany Blu-ray but no comparison available
Germany Blu-ray lacks English subtitles. Kino Lorber Blu-ray has English subtitles but is OOP
Kino Lorber Blu-ray or Germany Blu-ray but no comparison available
Germany Blu-ray lacks English subtitles. Kino Lorber Blu-ray has English subtitles but is OOP
Director: Walter Salles
Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: Curzon 4K Blu-ray
Surround mix: Vision Film Polish PAL DVD (2000)
The surround mix is fully discrete, not a mere decode or upmix of the Dolby Stereo LCRS track. This mix has never appeared on any other releases.
Director: Walter Salles
Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: Curzon 4K Blu-ray
Surround mix: Vision Film Polish PAL DVD (2000)
The surround mix is fully discrete, not a mere decode or upmix of the Dolby Stereo LCRS track. This mix has never appeared on any other releases.
Director: Newt Arnold
France ESC 4K Blu-ray, better than Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray.
Capelight 4K Blu-ray (the ESC 4K Blu-ray have no original 2.0 and a different Atmos mix. More about the ESC mix in this review)
Director: Newt Arnold
France ESC 4K Blu-ray, better than Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray.
Capelight 4K Blu-ray (the ESC 4K Blu-ray have no original 2.0 and a different Atmos mix. More about the ESC mix in this review)
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Arrow 4K Blu-ray in June
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode but the mastering shows signs of DNR albeit only momentarily); all other BDs pretty bad.
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray, but whether in the correct speed/pitch is TBC.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Arrow 4K Blu-ray in June
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode but the mastering shows signs of DNR albeit only momentarily); all other BDs pretty bad.
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray, but whether in the correct speed/pitch is TBC.
Director: Brian De Palma
Director: Brian De Palma
Director: Nicholas Ray
Director: Nicholas Ray
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
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Target exclusive 3 disc DVD have extras omitted from the Shout Factory release
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Target exclusive 3 disc DVD have extras omitted from the Shout Factory release
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