影片根据真实事件改编,2009年1月15日,萨利(汤姆·汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰)在全美航空1549号班担任机长,飞机起飞两分钟后遭到飞鸟攻击,两架发动机全部熄火,萨利决定在哈德逊河上迫降,155人全数生还。但之后的调查显示他做了错误的抉择,认为大可选择返回拉瓜地亚机场。机内到底发生了什么呢?</p>
Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-bother-in-law arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret.