The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It is about a man trapped in a terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport when he is denied entry into the United States and at the same time cannot return to his native country, the fictitious Krakozhia, due to a revolution. The film is partially inspired by the 18-year-stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in the Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Terminal I, Paris, France from 1988 to 2006.
為了完成父親的心愿,維克多(Tom Hanks 飾)從故國乘坐飛機前往美國肯尼迪機場,但戲劇性的事情發(fā)生了:他被告知祖國發(fā)生政變,而他的身份證護照一一失效,同時他的簽證也無法再使用。進退兩難的維克多只有在機場滯留,等待新證件的辦理。但是,他在機場等待了整整9個月。在這9個月里面,他用機場的洗手間洗漱,在候機室睡覺,他已經(jīng)學懂因地制宜,在機場照料自己的生活,甚至還找了一份建筑工地工作。然而維克多的邋遢晦氣卻招來了機場負責人弗蘭克的不滿,而恐怕更令他氣憤妒忌的是,美麗的空姐艾米利亞竟然愛上了維克多。處在甜蜜中的維克多,也在慢慢觀察機場的人生百態(tài),自得其樂。