Air disaster movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant air disaster movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic and captivating films and TV shows about / with air disaster, airplane, airplane accident, airplane crash, danger, catastrophe, survival, disaster, aviation and plane crash plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as air disaster: Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012), Flight (2012), Lost in the Pacific (2016), The Captain (2019), Lost (2004), 2012 (2009), Whisky Romeo Zulu (2004), Bermuda Island (2023), Non-Stop (2014), Six Days Seven Nights (1998).
Best films
New films
| The Captain (2019) | 6.3 | |
| Money Plane (2020) | 3.2 | |
| Flight 666 (2018) | 4.4 | |
| Collision Earth (2020) | 2.3 | |
| Mayday (2019) | 3.1 |
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Mika is a flight attendant on board an airplane scheduled to land at Haneda Airport. On the way to the airport the airplane's engine starts to burn. In order to save the 346 people on board the airplane, sea marshall Daisuke Senzaki and his ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense, entertaining
Plot:
air disaster, stewardess, rescue mission, heroes, rescue team, salvation, rescue attempt, search and rescue, struggle for survival, passenger, saving a life, exploding airplane ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
air disaster, aviation, airplane, airplane accident, fire brigade, aeroplane, emergency, firefighter, rescue, plane crash, disaster, heroic mission ...
Time:
80s
Place:
iowa
Is relevant?
395K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip ...
Style:
psychological, tense, inspirational, emotional, heroic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
airplane, addiction, air disaster, aviation, courage, pilot, character study, airplane crash, stewardess, morality, airport, danger ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, orlando florida, atlanta georgia, california
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China, Malaysia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The passengers of a luxury airliner become stranded on a remote, mysterious island after an emergency landing. They soon realize the island holds a dark, deadly secret.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, tension ...
Plot:
air disaster, survival, disaster, island, remote island, stranded on an island, paranormal, catastrophe, struggle for survival, trapped, isolation, danger ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a pilot who had to ensure the safety of 128 passengers and crew members on the plane when its windshield became damaged mid-flight. The incident is regarded as one of the miracles in aviation history.
Style:
suspense, action adventure, sentimental, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
air disaster, plane crash, aviation, co pilot, aviator, pilot, risk, airline, heroism, crash, determination, peril ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
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665K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Style:
exciting, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, island, stranded, mysterious place, desert island, stranded on an island, lost, human nature, death, plane crash, destiny, air disaster ...
Time:
y2k, 70s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, hawaii, pacific ocean
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419K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of ...
Style:
apocalyptic, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
disaster, apocalypse, end of the world, natural disaster, catastrophe, tsunami, forces of nature, humanity in peril, cataclysm, destruction, human existence, chaos ...
Time:
future, year 2009, 2010s, year 2010, year 2012 ...
Place:
los angeles, las vegas, british columbia, london, pasadena california ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Whisky Romeo Zulu tells the story prior to the crash of LAPA Boeing 737 that on August 31, 1999, caught fire after hitting an embankment in the center of Buenos Aires, killing 67 people. The disaster changed the history of civil and commercial ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
airplane, air disaster, business, whistleblower, danger, uncover truth, investigation, passenger, workplace, workplace intrigue, hidden truth, price of justice ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island. Desperate to survive the elements and infighting between survivors, they find that the island has more in store for them than they could ever ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, tense, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
plane crash, survival horror, tropical island, air disaster, island, trapped, survival, remote island, struggle for survival, sea creature, monster, female nudity ...
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286K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service. He views the assignment not as a life-saving duty, but as a desk job in the sky. However, today's flight will be no routine trip. Shortly into the transatlantic journey from New ...
Style:
suspense, twist ending, action thriller, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, airplane, terrorism, hostage, air disaster, hijacking, danger, resourceful, terrorist, mind game, aviation, save the day ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, iceland, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When Quinn, a grouchy pilot living the good life in the South Pacific, agrees to transfer a savvy fashion editor, Robin, to Tahiti, he ends up stranded on a deserted island with her after their plane crashes. The pair avoid each other at first, ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, sexy, cute, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
island, survival, stranded, jungle, desert island, love and romance, opposites attract, battle of the sexes, disaster, couples, initially antagonists, fall in love ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hawaii, tahiti, fictional island, pacific ocean, usa ...
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40K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events of 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Smolensk, the film tells the partially fictional story of crash and various people affected by the tragedy. The protagonist is a journalist Nina, who refuses to accept the official ...
Style:
mockumentary, semi documentary, factual, political, serious ...
Plot:
conspiracy theory, propaganda, paranoia, plane crash, crash, ghost, female journalist, air disaster, nationalism, airplane crash, investigation, journalism ...
Time:
year 2010
Place:
poland
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Passengers and crew on a flight are attacked by unseen forces that threaten all aboard.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, scary, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
ghost, mythical creature, airplane, supernatural horror, air disaster, supernatural, society, danger, abduction, flying, creature, airplane trip ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Flight 7500 departs Los Angeles International Airport bound for Tokyo. As the overnight flight makes its way over the Pacific Ocean during its ten-hour course, the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force in the cabin.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, psychedelic, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, airplane, wedding, air disaster, supernatural power, trapped, medical, disaster, flying, aviation, breakup ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pacific ocean
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Malta
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane with 248 passengers on board and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, rough, social ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
rescue mission, terrorist, counter terrorism, politics, airplane hijack, terrorism, dictator, hijacker, hijacking, telephone call, airplane, hostage ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
israel, uganda, jerusalem, frankfurt germany, athens greece
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Kate Parks has spent the past year on tour promoting her book, an in-depth look at the attempted cover up of her husband's death in a plane crash. Now all she wants is to return home to her daughter, 15-year-old Samantha. But when a powerful ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
airplane, air disaster, aviation, fear, widow, mother daughter relationship, female writer, stranded, catastrophe, air traffic controller, doom, airplane accident ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
aviation, airplane, disaster, air disaster, flight attendant, airplane accident, real life, danger, hostage, race against time, survival, confined ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, canada, montreal
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 82 min.
TV show
Story:
After a plane crash, a devoted wife learns that her life and marriage is all a lie.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
deception, female protagonist, troubled marriage, intrigue, dark past, secret past, unfaithful husband, secret, secret identity, air disaster, betrayal, loss ...
Time:
near future
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, an errant missile strikes a state of the art passenger jet. The flight crew is crippled or dead. Now, defying both nature and man, a handful of survivors must achieve the impossible: Land the airplane.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
air disaster, airplane, survival, disaster, crash landing, flying, aviation, airline, plane crash, airplane accident, exploding airplane, survivor ...
Place:
pacific ocean
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261K
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, futuristic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
disaster, apocalypse, end of the world, supernatural, catastrophe, cataclysm, prophecy, foreknowledge, metaphysics, professor, prediction, extraterrestrial ...
Time:
year 2009, future, september 11 2001, 20th century, year 1959 ...
Place:
massachusetts, boston, new york, usa
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Survivors of an airplane crash find themselves within the borders of a government testing area and pursued by predators.
Style:
mockumentary, serious, scary, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
dinosaur, found footage, creature, government facility, airplane crash, survival, deadly creature, danger, creature feature, government, eaten alive, monster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
684K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Chuck, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia ditches at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and he washes up on a tiny ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
survival, loneliness, isolation, island, desert island, stranded on an island, courage, determination, solitude, lost at sea, air disaster, survivor ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, y2k, year 1999, 2000s ...
Place:
fictional island, moscow russia, persia, america, pacific ocean ...
Is relevant?
273K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An oil drilling team struggles to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wilds of Alaska. Hunting them is a pack of wolves that sees them as intruders.
Style:
suspenseful, harsh, bad ending, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, animal attack, snow, hunting, wolf, dangerous animal, wolf attack, forces of nature, struggle for survival, wilderness survival, stranded ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
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320K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as ...
Style:
inspirational, factual, realistic, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
aviation, airplane accident, pilot, airplane, courage, crash landing, investigation, accident, plane crash, air traffic controller, catastrophe, co pilot ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2009, 2010s, year 2015, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, usa, persia, north america, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A team of federal investigators have to comb through the wreckage of a crashed airplane to find the cause of the fatal downing. Was it terrorism? Negligence? Human failure? Or just a tragic accident?
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, emotional, grim
Audience:
adult
Plot:
air disaster, plane crash, national security, airplane crash, aviation, mobster, nobel prize winner, professional rivalry, smuggling, public relations, father son conflict, flashback ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This movie is based on the actual events on the tragic day of August 2nd, 1985. Delta Airlines flight 191 en route to Los Angeles Via Dallas Ft Worth took off from Ft Lauderdale, Fl. When the plane was landing in Ft Worth wind-shear from a strong ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, educational, f word
Plot:
air disaster, thunderstorm, plane crash, grief, survivor, investigation, rescue attempt, aviation, airplane crash, disaster, crash, airplane accident ...
Time:
year 1985
Place:
dallas texas, texas, los angeles
Is relevant?
84K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, sexy, serious, clever ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, bear, danger, animal attack, grizzly bear, survivalist, bear attack, hunter, lost in the woods, billionaire, nature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa, california
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.
Style:
melancholic, inspirational, serious, realistic, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
wilderness, aviation, rescue, loneliness, courage, human spirit, airplane, opposites attract, danger, daring rescue, save the day, against the odds ...
Time:
1920s, year 1985, 80s, year 1918, 70s
Place:
texas, new jersey, california
Is relevant?
113K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
cannibalism, near death experience, wilderness, plane crash, life is a bitch, psychological trauma, survival, airplane, lesbian, air disaster, cannibal, women ...
Time:
90s, 2020s, 20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
During a flight from Los Angeles to London, frequent power outages lead to passengers mysteriously disappearing one by one. With the remaining passengers lives on the line, an Air Marshal (Michael Pare) jumps into action while he tries to determine ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
airplane, air disaster, supernatural, flying, missing person, killing, peril, violence, chase, supernatural ability, uncover truth, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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