Flightplan, the 2005 mystery thriller starring Sean Bean and Jodie Foster, is leaving Netflix this month. Described as "a heart-stopping thriller" by CNN.com, Flightplan follows American aircraft engineer Kyle Pratt (Foster), a woman struggling with the sudden loss of her husband, David (John Benjamin Hickey). Determined to find her child against all odds, Kyle launches her own investigation mid-flight, uncovering a conspiracy in the process. It was really that one scene where I read it and was like, 'I gotta make this movie,'" she explained. "It was originally written for a man, and when I got to that scene, I said, 'This is not a man's scene!

Source: CNN January 07, 2026 17:27 UTC