9 Movies you’ll need to watch about 11 September
11 September attacks:
The September 11 attacks, or 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks on the United States that were carried out by the militant Islamic extremist network al-Qaeda. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists took control of four commercial aircraft that were headed from the northeastern United States to California.
Here are 9 movies about 11 September from the oldest to newsiest:
United 93 (2006)
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Reign Over Me (2007)
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
12 Strong (2018)
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
The Report (2019)
Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA’s post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.
Worth (2020)
An attorney in Washington D.C. battles against cynicism, bureaucracy and politics to help the victims of 9/11.
9/11: One Day in America (2021)
In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series take viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning of September 11, 2001.
The Anthrax Attacks (2022)
Days after 9/11, letters containing fatal anthrax spores spark panic and tragedy in the US. This documentary follows the subsequent FBI investigation.
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