Final Destination

2000 Horror

In this teenage horror film, a young man avoids the hand of death, only to find that he can't get away from it so easily. On the way to Paris with his high-school French club, Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) has a vivid premonition of the plane crashing and killing all its passengers. After Alex and some other passengers demand to be let off the flight, his premonition turns out to be true, and the jet explodes during takeoff. While the FBI is convinced that Alex was involved in some kind of foul play, the passengers who got off the flight are all dying in horrible ways, as if whoever determined that the passengers would perish is punishing those who cheated death. Final Destination marked the feature directorial debut of James Wong, a producer and director for the TV series The X Files.

Director: James Wong

Starring: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke, Daniel Roebuck

Reviews

  • An unexpectedly alert teen-scream disaster chiller.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    19 January 2013

  • A terrific theatrical feature debut for television veterans Glen Morgan and James Wong.

    Kevin Thomas - Los Angeles Times

    19 January 2013

  • Will no doubt be a hit and inspire the obligatory sequels.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    19 January 2013

  • Playful and energized enough to keep an audience guessing.

    Mick LaSalle - The San Francisco Chronicle

    19 January 2013

  • Proudly stupid, silly and gory.

    Susan Wloszczyna - USA Today

    19 January 2013

Awards

  • Best Horror Film

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2001)

  • Favorite Actor - Horror (Internet Only)

    Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2001)

     
  • Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature

    Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards (2001)

     
  • Breakthrough Performance - Female

    Young Hollywood Awards (2001)