For a while I thought Harrison Ford should run for U.S. president, but now I'm convinced Tom Hanks is the one, with Clint Eastwood as secretary of state. The two have teamed up for "Sully" (Eastwood directing and Hanks as the titular character), the true-to-life story of an airplane accident that happened in January 2009.

For this, Hanks appears with white hair and perhaps a few kilograms heavier than when we saw him last in "Bridge of Spies." He exudes trustworthy reliability from every pore. Though physically he bears only a slight resemblance to the real "Sully," the former pilot Chesley Sullenberger, whose book ("The Highest Duty") inspired this movie, Hanks looks every inch the type of man to make the best possible decision in the worst situations. In this case, it's a flight that went awry immediately after take-off, whereupon he saves the lives of his passengers by gliding the aircraft into the Hudson River instead of turning back to La Guardia airport.

"Sully" recalls 2012's fictional drama "Flight," which is like the dark, nightmare version of Sullenberger's incident. "Flight" featured Denzel Washington as a commuter airline pilot whose plane malfunctions right after take-off. He miraculously crash-lands the plane and almost all the passengers make it out alive. Later, however, a blood test reveals that he was flying while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. Overnight the hero falls from grace, and viewers watch his demise as his conduct is investigated.