View From the Top

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25,000+ Ratings

A comedy about a young woman from meager beginnings, who has high hopes for the future. Donna (Gwyneth Paltrow) dreams of becoming a first-class international flight attendant and is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that her dreams come true. The road to success, though, is rarely a smooth flight, and as she begins her trip she encounters more turbulence than even she bargained for.

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Critics Consensus

Uneven in tone and badly edited, A View From the Top wastes the talents of its cast and condescends to its characters.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

What was Gwyneth Paltrow thinking?

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

A flat, superficial comedy that never establishes a tone.

Sep 3, 2003

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Craig D. Lindsey

Crooked Marquee

View for the Top is one of those movies I saw years ago and, every now and then, I sit back and wonder, "Wait a minute - did that really happen?"

Aug 30, 2021

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Betsy Bozdech

DVDJournal.com

Too sweet to be truly funny and too over-the-top to be truly charming.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 29, 2006

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Waffen W a really cute, really underrated movie that will make you laugh and smile. the only bad part is mark ruffalo. it's amazing to see these early films and realize just how lousy an actor he's always been. other than that, it is definitely worth a watch and iot's free on youtube right now! Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review Chicha Z I absolutely LOVED THIS MOVIE.IT WAS FUNNY, ROMANTIC .GREAT FAMILY MOVIECASTING WAS GREAT.IF FEELING BLUE, PUT THIS IN AND FLYSTOP PICKING MOVIES APART....AND JUST TAKE WHAT YOU GET, ADORABLESIT BACK AND LAUGH Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/23 Full Review Mark E I saw the reviews and thought this would be a terrible movie. I really liked it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review Vanesa C I loved the movie. I am a flight attendant and international flying is not as glamorous as people think. It is exactly like in the movie really…😝 Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 27 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/30/23 Full Review Stephen C LOL, she said ***es the plane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bruno Barreto Director Gwyneth Paltrow Donna Jensen Christina Applegate Christine Mark Ruffalo Ted Candice Bergen Sally Weston Joshua Malina Randy Jones

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Synopsis A comedy about a young woman from meager beginnings, who has high hopes for the future. Donna (Gwyneth Paltrow) dreams of becoming a first-class international flight attendant and is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that her dreams come true. The road to success, though, is rarely a smooth flight, and as she begins her trip she encounters more turbulence than even she bargained for.

Director: Bruno Barreto
Producer: Brad Grey, Matthew Baer, Bobby Cohen
Screenwriter: Eric Wald
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.6M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)