Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Ten Films Revisit 9/11 Attacks 25 Years Later
The September 11 attacks changed many people’s lives and affected politics, culture and communities.
Films and documentaries have told different parts of this story.
Some show what happened during the attacks using recordings and interviews.
Others focus on firefighters, survivors or passengers on the hijacked planes.
Some examine decisions made by President George W. Bush’s administration after the attacks.
The films also discuss the treatment of Muslim people in America afterward.
One film investigates claims of torture in a CIA detention program.
Together, these 10 productions show why the events are still remembered 25 years later.
The selection features 10 films and documentaries examining the September 11 attacks and their aftermath.
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 explores how the attacks affected a generation through personal accounts and testimony.
Documentaries including 9/11: One Day in America and 9/11 use archival footage and eyewitness accounts.
United 93 dramatizes passengers’ attempt to regain control of the hijacked aircraft before it crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Other productions examine political responses, intelligence failures, detention practices, discrimination, survival and post-attack resilience.
- Who
- Survivors, first responders, passengers, government officials, filmmakers and communities affected by the September 11 attacks.
- What
- A selection of 10 movies and documentaries revisits the attacks, their immediate aftermath and their political and social consequences.
- When
- The works were released between 2002 and 2026 and are highlighted for the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
- Where
- The stories focus mainly on New York, the Pentagon, United Airlines Flight 93 and the United States after the attacks.
- Why
- They preserve eyewitness accounts and explore the attacks’ effects on survivors, public policy, political decisions, Muslim communities and later generations.
- Event examined
- The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
- Anniversary
- The 25th anniversary
- Number of productions
- 10 movies and documentaries
- Earliest listed release
- 9/11, released in 2002
- Latest listed release
- Turning Point: Generation 9/11, listed for 2026
- Streaming information
- 9/11: One Day in America is listed on Prime Video and Hulu; 9-11: The Day The World Stood Still is listed on Prime Video
- Recurring subjects
- Eyewitness testimony, first responders, survivors, government decisions, intelligence and social consequences