| Bridge of Spies (2015) | 7.6 | |
| Top Gun (1986) | 7.0 | |
| Catch-22 (1970) | 7.1 | |
| Death Hunt (1981) | 6.9 | |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | 7.5 |
Airplane shot down movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant airplane shot down movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, exciting, realistic, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with airplane shot down, danger, soldier, airplane, pilot, military, explosion, heroes, war and survival plots mostly in Action, Drama and War genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as airplane shot down: The Bomber (2011), Into the White (2012), White House Down (2013), The Chinese Widow (2017), Death Hunt (1981), The Blue Max (1966), Jarhead: Law of Return (2019), The Red Baron (2008), Extraction Day (2014), Devotion (2022).
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
During World War II, a soviet aircraft crashes on Nazi-occupied territory. But the pilot Grivtsov and his beloved radio operator Katya miraculously survive. Another survivor is flight navigator Linko, who ejected from the plane. Each of them has to ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, sad, suspense
Plot:
behind enemy lines, soviet army, world war two, traitor, sabotage, soldier, airplane shot down, social relations, diversion, wartime, great patriotic war, survival ...
Place:
hawaii, ukraine
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Sweden, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Into the White is an anti-war movie. High above the harsh Norwegian wilderness, English and German pilots shoot each other to the ground after a violent chance encounter. Isolated, they must fight to survive the brutal winter. Though war has made ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, breathtaking ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, winter, world war two, aviation, air disaster, foe turned friend, luftwaffe, mountain, airplane shot down, snow, isolation ...
Time:
20th century, year 2012, 1940s, year 1940
Place:
europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is ...
Style:
action thriller, breathtaking, action packed, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
secret service, terrorism, president, white house, save the day, treason, hostage, conspiracy, nuclear threat, head of state, child in peril, siege ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., paris france, pentagon, north america ...
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Genre: History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, suspense, sentimental
Plot:
widow, forbidden love, interracial romance, world war two, aviator, airplane shot down, village life, wartime life, male female relationship, fall in love, bombing, relationship problems ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
Place:
china
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Western
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Canada 1931: The unsociable trapper Johnson lives for himself in the ice-cold mountains near the Yukon river. During a visit in the town he witnesses a dog-fight. He interrupts the game and buys one of the dogs - almost dead already - for $200 ...
Style:
cult classic, visually stunning, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
wilderness, survival, manhunt, winter, mountain, bounty hunter, treasure hunt, wilderness survival, nature, disaster, serial killer, tough guy ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1931, year 1981
Place:
canada, yukon, alaska, louisiana
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
Style:
retro, exciting, serious, realistic, sex comedy ...
Plot:
world war one, biplane, ambition, fighter plane, fighter pilot, aviation, class differences, german army, chivalry, soldier, military, air attack ...
Time:
1910s, year 1966, year 1916, 1930s, 70s
Place:
germany, berlin germany, england, france
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Major Ronan Jackson (Devon Sawa), an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator (Robert Patrick), is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, exciting
Plot:
torture, male male relationship, muscleman, imperialism, airplane shot down, machismo, tough guy, pow, terrorist, rescue, islam, military ...
Place:
syria, palestine, jerusalem
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, exciting, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
world war one, fighter pilot, aviation, soldier, pilot, airplane, airplane shot down, biplane, flying, great war, rise to the top, fall in love ...
Time:
1910s, year 2008, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, belgium, france, berlin germany
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Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Jacob Bradley wakes up in a warehouse in the midst of a tactical raid, with no memory and no idea who he is. He is found by a young woman who helps him escape, and tells him that no matter what happens, he must survive. A terrorist organization is ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, bleak, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
spy, airplane shot down, memory loss, virus, survival, amnesia, virus outbreak, criminal organization, terrorist, terrorist plot, terrorism, terrorist group ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, dramatic, tense ...
Plot:
korean war, new year, mission, racism, mountain, airplane, aviation, winter, camaraderie, medal of honor, world war, aircraft ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 1951, year 1950
Place:
rhode island, north korea, france, french riviera
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Spain
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, ...
Style:
futuristic, neo noir, detective, tech noir, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, dystopia, investigation, dark future, technology, robot, flying car, bounty hunter, violence, police detective, memory ...
Time:
future, near future, 2040s, distant future, year 2017 ...
Place:
california, nevada, space western, san diego california, los angeles ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, bleak, dark comedy, game show ...
Plot:
dystopia, survival, social commentary, fictional game show, violence, money problems, most dangerous game, race against time, megacorporation, media manipulation, escape, satire ...
Time:
near future
Place:
maine, boston, new york
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India, Germany
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate ...
Style:
suspense, historical drama, dramatic, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cold war, espionage, lawyer, spy, cia, agent, soviet spy, courtroom, politics, berlin wall, court, negotiation ...
Time:
year 1960, year 2015, 2010s, year 1957, 1950s ...
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, soviet union, new york, west germany ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had ...
Style:
epic, factual, talky, intense, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
world war two, war, navy, fighter plane, u.s. navy, japanese military, aviation, battles, warship, aerial combat, military life, world war ...
Time:
year 1970, 1940s, year 1941, 20th century, 70s
Place:
hawaii, pearl harbor, japan, washington d.c., asia ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring. Director Sidney Lumet gives an atmospheric ...
Style:
tense, political, political thriller, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, politics, nuclear threat, u.s. air force, military, nuclear explosion, atomic bomb, bomber, nightmare, nuclear bomb ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1967
Place:
russia, new york, washington d.c., usa, moscow russia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret.
Style:
suspenseful, sexy, exciting, cult classic, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
helicopter, aviation, conspiracy, helicopter pilot, chase, car chase, military, murder, vietnam war, law enforcement, terrorism, voyeurism ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, north america, san francisco
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, France, Spain
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.
Style:
epic, cult classic, realistic, exciting, spectacular ...
Plot:
world war two, aviation, luftwaffe, aerial combat, air battle, fighter pilot, raf, british history, fighter plane, battles, world war, nazi ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1940, 1930s
Place:
london, poland, england, english channel, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine, Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia and Ukraine during the start of the war. Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. Shortly after they find themselves at the center of an ...
Style:
dark, art house, tense, grim, melancholic ...
Plot:
armed conflict, family drama, loss, grief, survival, siege, husband wife relationship, rural setting, airplane crash, pregnant woman, chicken, women ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ukraine
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up ...
Style:
saga, exciting, epic, anamorphic, tense ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
archaeologist, treasure hunt, indiana jones, time travel, relic hunter, college professor, treasure, treasure hunter, world war two, supernatural, knife fight, artifact ...
Time:
year 1969, year 1939, 20th century, year 1951, 1940s ...
Place:
greece, alps, new york, athens greece, germany ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Expendables square up against an arms dealer who commands the might of a massive private army.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, action thriller ...
Plot:
sniper, terrorist, death of child, terrorism, commando mission, tough guy, warrior, mission, combat, mercenary, commando, commando unit ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new orleans, thailand, libya, syria, southeast asia
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Set in the world of drone technology and fifth generation fighters, this sequel will explore the end of the era of dogfighting.
Style:
realistic, saga, entertaining, emotional, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
fighter pilot, fighter plane, warplane, aircraft carrier, u.s. military, u.s. navy, aerial combat, fighter jet, test pilot, aviation, desert, leadership ...
Time:
2020s, 60s, year 1986, 80s, year 1969 ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, mojave desert, san diego california
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
Story:
This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the ...
Style:
crying, scary, gothic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, horror for children, preschool
Plot:
halloween, holiday, peanuts, cartoon dog, children, football, monster, friendship, piano, world war one, letter, anger ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A crashed UFO and its reverse-engineered computer system take over the minds of soldiers at an air force base. The alien entity (in the guise of A.S.M.O.D.S., (Asmodeus), a strategic flight defense systems program for fighter jets) is discovered by ...
Style:
independent film
Plot:
alien, supernatural, evil computer, helicopter, military base, brainwashing, burned corpse, shootout, giant robot, alien space craft, airplane shot down, robot ...
Place:
pentagon
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in 1969, a twelve-year-old grows up in Key West with his mother, who is paying the bills by stripping at the local topless bar. The boy finds out about her activities and tries to convince her to stop, to no avail. A local restaurant owner hires ...
Style:
realistic, serious, gloomy, bleak, touching
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
boy, strip club, oedipus complex, coming of age, boyhood, youth, absent father, moon landing, bare butt, bare chested male, overprotective mother, children ...
Time:
year 1969, year 1992, 60s, 20th century
Place:
florida, key west florida, asia, vietnam, miami
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Genre: Action
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.
Style:
independent film, fast, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
aerial combat, military, aviation, female bodybuilder, airplane, army, world war two, female fighter, female fight, chase, violence, fighter jet ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 80s
Place:
peru, austin texas, texas
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.
Style:
retro, political
Plot:
korean war, pow, parachutist, american soldier, ship, airplane shot down, pilot, bare chested male, airplane crash, attempted escape, sergeant, racial slur ...
Time:
year 1963
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58K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.
Style:
action packed, entertaining, action adventure, anamorphic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, warplane, aerial combat, fighter plane, u.s. navy, military, aviation, fighter pilot, profanity, robot, airplane, computer game ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
north korea, seattle, alaska, washington d.c., russia ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a Quaker conscientious objector. Despite all odds they succeed with their mission. On the way they pick up and drug ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, desert, world war, commando, nazi, british soldier, holocaust, battles, survival, escapades, confined, soldier ...
Time:
year 1971, 1940s, year 1943
Place:
north africa, africa, libya
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gold, battles, military life, heroic mission, world war two, danger, espionage, confined, military, against humanity, survival, world war ...
Time:
post world war two
Place:
holland, europe, london
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: France, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed English Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic, funny ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, war, french resistance, soldier, rescue, world war, nazi occupied france, danger, royal air force, house painter, allies ...
Time:
1940s, year 1966, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
paris france, europe, france
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