It’s hard for kids to imagine just what all happened that day. In fact, it’s still hard to wrap my head around the events and I’m an adult. To help them better understand, try watching a movie about September 11th.
Here are the best movies about September 11th that can be a great addition to your Movie Night list with a glimpse of heroism, tragedy, and resolve that defined that fateful day.
Movies About September 11th
Here’s a list to get you started:
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- --- (Director) - Anna Sandor (Writer) - Bill Borden (Producer)
Tiger Cruise (PG)
Gary Dolan (Bill Pullman) is in charge of a naval carrier that is on a “tiger cruise,” which involves family members joining their seafaring relatives out on the ocean.
Dolan’s precocious young daughter, Maddie (Hayden Panettiere), is along on the cruise, partially to convince her father to take a position that involves less travel.
However, family dynamics suddenly take a backseat when word reaches the ship that the September 11 attacks have occurred.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Bob Appleby, Carlos Aviles, Debra Burlingame (Actors)
The Cross and the Towers (13+)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn (Actors)
Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close (PG-13)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Maria Bello, Connor Paolo, Anthony Piccininni (Actors)
World Trade Center (PG-13)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Jeffrey Nordling, Brennan Elliott, Kendall Cross (Actors)
Flight 93 (PG-13)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Dr. David Ray Griffin (Actor)
9/11: The Myth & the Reality(13+)

United 93 (R)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell (Actors)
W. (PG-13)
Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in Oliver Stone’s biopic that traces the head of the state’s rise to power from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the presidency.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Mark Stroman, Rais Bhuiyan (Actors)
An Eye for an Eye (PG-13)
In the aftermath of 9/11, Mark Stroman went on a shooting spree to kill people he thought looked Arab. He was put on death row but in a twist of fate, his only surviving victim became his biggest advocate. A true story of hate, revenge, and redemption.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Antonia Bird (Director)
The Hamburg Cell: Blueprint to 9-11
The story of the students-turned-suicide bombers whose devastating attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon changed the course of the 21st Century. | Stream on Apple TV
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Michael Moore (Director) - Jim Czarnecki (Producer)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (R)
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