Hollywood Made Just 2 Major 9/11 Films in 25 Years, Leaving a Cultural Vacuum
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Hollywood Made Just 2 Major 9/11 Films in 25 Years, Leaving a Cultural Vacuum
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Summary
A quarter-century after Sept. 11, Hollywood has produced only two major feature dramas on the attacks—Oliver Stone’s "World Trade Center" and Paul Greengrass’s "United 93"—with no new feature film currently in the pipeline.
The commentary argues studios avoided 9/11 partly because of progressive and DEI pressures, fear of Islamophobia accusations, post-modern storytelling preferences, and global financing that discourages overtly pro-Western narratives.
That silence, it says, has consequences beyond culture: without films that frame the attacks and America’s response, public understanding weakens, conspiracy theories fill the gap, and military service loses some of the aspirational pull once seen after hits like 1986’s "Top Gun."
The piece also links Hollywood’s stance after Oct. 7, 2023, to the same broader retreat from directly confronting jihadist violence, while arguing cheaper AI-era production tools could still enable a new generation of 9/11 films.