Fearless is a 1993 American drama film directed by Peter Weir and starring Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez and John Turturro.

[2] Rosie Perez was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Carla Rodrigo.

[3] Jeff Bridges's role as Max Klein is widely regarded as one of the best performances of his career.

Yglesias began writing the story after reading about United Airlines Flight 232, that crashed in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1989.

Max's late business partner's wife Nan Gordon asks about Jeff's last moments.

Because of his confidence, Dr. Perlman encourages Max to meet with fellow survivor Carla Rodrigo, whose infant was held in her lap while the plane fell.

She struggles with survivor's guilt, and is traumatized for not holding onto him tightly enough, although she was following the flight attendant's instructions.

Attorney Steven Brillstein encourages Max to exaggerate testimony, to maximize the settlement offer from the airline.

Brillstein arrives at the Kleins' to celebrate the airline's settlement offer, bringing a fruit basket.

Winona Ryder auditioned for the film but was rejected as Bridges felt she was too young to portray his love-interest.

[8] A book containing the painting The Ascent into the Empyrean by Hieronymus Bosch is shown, and it is said that the dying go into the light of heaven "naked and alone".

On Rotten Tomatoes, Fearless has an approval rating of 84% based on reviews from 43 critics, with an average score of 7.8/10.

The site's consensus states: "This underrated gem from director Peter Weir features an outstanding performance from Jeff Bridges as a man dealing with profound grief.

[10] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it three out of four stars, and wrote: "Fearless is like a short story that shines a bright light, briefly, into a corner where you usually do not look.