Film record

Sully

2016Feature film96 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · Australia · United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · biographical film

Credits

Direction

Clint Eastwood — Directing

Cast

Tom Hanks — Acting (Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger)
Laura Linney — Acting (Lorraine Sullenberger)
Anna Gunn — Acting (Dr. Elizabeth Davis)
Aaron Eckhart — Acting (Jeff Skiles)
Sam Huntington — Acting (Jeff Kolodjay)
Shane P. Allen — Acting
Autumn Reeser — Acting (Tess Sosa)
Jamey Sheridan — Acting (Ben Edwards)
Holt McCallany — Acting (Mike Cleary)
Jerry Ferrara — Acting (Michael Delaney)
Max Adler — Acting (Jimmy Stefanik)
Valerie Mahaffey — Acting (Diane Higgins)
Jeff Kober — Acting (L. T. Cook)
Mike O'Malley — Acting (Charles Porter)
Chris Bauer — Acting (Larry Rooney)
Gary Weeks — Acting
Jeremy Luke — Acting
Robert Pralgo — Acting
Ann Cusack — Acting (Donna Dent)
Michael Rapaport — Acting (Pete the Bartender)
Jeffrey Nordling — Acting
Kerry Rossall — Acting
Pascal Yen-Pfister — Acting
Christopher Curry — Acting
Blake Jones — Acting (Sullenberger at 16 years old)
Molly Hagan — Acting (Doreen Welsh)
Patch Darragh — Acting (Patrick Harten)
Wayne Bastrup — Acting (Brian Kelly)
Molly Bernard — Acting (Alison)
Katie Couric — Acting (herself)
David Letterman — Acting (himself (archive footage))

Writing

Todd Komarnicki — Screenwriting

Production

Clint Eastwood — Production
Frank Marshall — Production

Cinematography

Tom Stern — Cinematography

Art department

James J. Murakami — Production design

Costume

Deborah Hopper — Costume design
Documented participation

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Distribution

InterCom

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
1 Dec 2016Checked 13 Sep 2026
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