Aircraft cockpit movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant aircraft cockpit movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, suspenseful, serious, suspense, realistic and surprise ending films and TV shows about / with aircraft cockpit, airplane, danger, heroes, cabin, explosion, pilot, escapades, death and aviation plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres shot in USA, Germany, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as aircraft cockpit: The War Lover (1962), Fate Is the Hunter (1964), Airplane! (1980), Top Gun (1986), Magnum Force (1973), Air Force One (1997), Robotech: Code Name (1985), The Expendables 2 (2012), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014).

List of aircraft cockpit movies

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The War Lover (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always ...
Style: sex comedy, realistic, serious, vintage
Audience: manly
Plot: aviation, bomber, flying, world war, aerial combat, airplane, war, luftwaffe, wartime, colonialism, foreign legion, legion ...
Time: 1940s
Place: iraq, english channel, germany, europe, england
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Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in ...
Plot: aviation, airplane crash, airplane accident, pilot, air disaster, investigation, flying, natural disaster, fate, flashback, beach, male male relationship ...
Time: 60s
Place: los angeles, seattle
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 7.7
 259K
Airplane! (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to ...
Style: parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, absurd ...
Audience: teens, date night, kids
Plot: airplane, airport, pilot, food poisoning, stewardess, passenger, aviation, absurd humor, air disaster, deadpan, fear of flying, disaster ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place: chicago, los angeles
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 6.9
 498K
Top Gun (1986)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and Co-Pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. A tragedy, as well as personal demons, threaten ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, date night, manly, kids ...
Plot: fighter pilot, aviation, pilot, u.s. navy, fighter jet, officers and cadets, airplane, flying, aerial combat, cold war, u.s. military, aviator ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, california
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 7.2
 66K
Magnum Force (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: "Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, intense, harsh, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: police corruption, serial killer, vigilante, vigilantism, police, female nudity, police investigation, violent, police detective, murder, machismo, revenge ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: san francisco, usa
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 6.5
 209K
Air Force One (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold ...
Style: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, tension, entertaining ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: hostage, airplane, secret service, president, terrorism, white house, terrorist, hijacking, conspiracy, head of state, u.s. president, heroism ...
Time: 90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place: russia, afghanistan, iraq, washington d.c., moscow russia ...
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Robotech: Code Name (1985)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Codename: Robotech is an animated pilot that preceded the original 1985 Robotech television series. It is set within the events of the First Robotech War.
Style: anime, mecha, cyberpunk anime
Plot: space opera, human versus alien, fictional war, alien technology, pilot, captain, combat, rebellion, transformers, television, alien creature, space ...
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Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: In the year 2044 AD, the human race has amped-up its space exploration and reached out to the stars through the miracle of ROBOTECHNOLOGY, but not without bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself. Heroes will die and allegiances will shift. ...
Style: anime, semi serious, suspense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: androids and robots, artificial intelligence, rivalry, dystopian future, battles, chaos, danger, survival, heroes, escapades, society, fictional war ...
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The Expendables 2 (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Style: exciting, action packed, bloody, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: gunfight, ex military, villain, mercenary, hotshot, tough heroes, commando, revenge, terrorist plot, leader, heroes, tough guy ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: europe, china, new orleans, nepal, paris france ...
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego ...
Style: entertaining, suspense, funny, witty, humorous ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: superhero, teenager, school, high school, technology, teenage life, supernatural power, tony stark character, mentor, coming of age, good versus evil, peter parker character ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, year 2012, 21st century
Place: new york, america, washington d.c., maryland, india ...
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Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites - and only Fin and April can save the Big Apple.
Style: humorous, suspense, exciting, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot: disaster, shark, creature, killer shark, natural disaster, runaway, monster, chaos, danger, chaos and mayhem, heroes, demolished city ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, north america, empire state building manhattan new york city
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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Style: suspense, intense, serious, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: spy, james bond, 007, espionage, chase, secret agent, top secret, secret service, world war three, terrorism, female martial artist, female agent ...
Time: year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place: hamburg germany, hong kong, china, vietnam, england ...
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Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: When an Amacor oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, Captain Frank Towns and copilot "A.J." are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to Beijing, a major dust storm forces them to ditch their C-119 ...
Style: intense, suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: survival, desert, aviation, stranded, air disaster, adaptation, chase, rescue, introspection, danger, getting home, human nature ...
Time: 20th century
Place: long beach california, beijing china, mongolia
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 7.1
 26K
Catch-22 (1970)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society ...
Style: dark comedy, surreal, black comedy, absurd, cult classic ...
Plot: world war two, anti war, satire, military, aviation, bomber, social commentary, literary, wartime, world war, rebellion, war ...
Time: 1940s, year 1970, year 1944, 20th century
Place: new york, rome italy, italy, mediterranean sea, alexandria egypt ...
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 6.1
 184K
Rampage (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, touching, action adventure ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: monster, gorilla, giant monster, creature, animal attack, rescue, animal human communication, destruction, rage, giant lizard, creature feature, mutation ...
Time: 2010s, jurassic
Place: everglades, missouri, illinois, wyoming, usa ...
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 3.9
 4K
Altitude (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A female FBI agent is offered millions to help a thief escape from a hijacked airplane.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: airplane hijack, airplane, terrorist, diamonds, female warrior, air disaster, criminal, hostage, pilot, passenger, race against time, gang ...
Time: 2010s
Place: los angeles
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Flight World War II (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: International Flight 42 is on course, when all of a sudden a massive and weird storm crops up around the plane. This sends the plane back in time to the year 1940- smack dab in the middle of WWII! Now, the crew and passengers must not only find a ...
Style: suspense, captivating, exciting, tense
Plot: time travel, back in time, airplane, battles, warplane, luftwaffe, air disaster, surrealism, bomb, escapades, danger, sent to the past ...
Time: year 1940, 1940s, 2010s
Place: berlin germany
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Crash Point: Berlin (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After a mid-air collision, an uncontrollable passenger plane with 90 souls on board speeds through the skies over Germany. The impact point for the inevitable plane crash is easily calculated: the center of Berlin. Now the race is on to prevent the ...
Style: tense, psychological, captivating, serious
Plot: aviation, airplane accident, crash, pilot, passenger, save the day, moral dilemma, air disaster, danger, aeroplane, air traffic controller, air traffic control ...
Time: 21st century
Place: berlin germany, germany
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Thrill Seekers (1999)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Tom Merrick (Van Dien) works as a TV reporter when he's nearly killed in an accident while informing about a fire in the Evanston power plant. The sight of a creepy-looking man leaving the place accidentally saves his life, when he was meant to ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, psychotronic, surprise ending
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: disaster, time travel, time loop, social commentary, die hard, journalism, alternate timeline, time machine, escapades, investigation, law enforcement, chases and races ...
Time: future
Place: washington d.c., usa
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 5.7
 7K
Millennium (1989)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparably polluted who seek to rejuvenate the human race from those about to die in the past. Based on a ...
Style: apocalyptic, serious, bleak, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot: time travel, disaster, airplane crash, time warp, airplane, female warrior, robot, distopia, aviation, scientist, airport, paradox ...
Time: future, year 1989, year 1963, distant future
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 3.9
 666
Falcon Down (2001)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: U.S. Air force officer Hank Thomas attempts to expose a military cover-up after a civiian airliner crashes.
Style: serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, military, undercover, confined, espionage, heroic mission, save the day, one man army, dishonesty, state affairs, government agency, frame up ...
Time: 90s
Place: pentagon
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Time travelers from the 23rd century return to 1992 to warn Japan that Godzilla will cause a catastrophic nuclear incident in the 21st century and suggest a way to rid the world of him forever. They intend to go back to 1944, to Ragos Island, where ...
Style: mythical, daikaiju, serious, futuristic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: godzilla, kaiju, giant monster, time travel, world war two, monster, dinosaur, dragon, androids, space monster, reptiles, undead ...
Time: 1940s, future, 20th century, near future, jurassic ...
Place: japan, asia, east asia
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 6.3
 210K
Knight and Day (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately ...
Style: romantic, exciting, entertaining, action comedy, funny ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, boys' night, date night ...
Plot: spy, secret agent, chase, cia, espionage, couples, on the run, chases and races, undercover, secret service, assassin, gunfight ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: boston, austria, spain, kansas, andalusia ...
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 6.3
 10K
Flight 93 (2006)
Genre: Action, History, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks. It premiered January 30, 2006 on the A&E Network and was re-broadcast several times ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Plot: terrorism, airplane, passenger, 9/11, hijacking, terrorist, aviation, daring rescue, war on terror, save the day, race against time, danger ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, usa
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 6.9
 676K
Jurassic World (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.
Style: entertaining, scenic, suspenseful, exciting, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: dinosaur, creature, animal attack, killer animal, dangerous animal, tyrannosaurus rex, chase, jurassic park, human animal relationship, survival, velociraptor, monster ...
Time: jurassic, year 2015, 2010s, future, prehistoric times ...
Place: caribbean, fictional island, costa rica
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Unconditional Love (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: After her husband leaves her, a woman travels to London for the funeral of the pop star, Victor Fox, she's adored all her life. There, she meets the lover of the dead pop star, and convinces him to come back to Chicago with her to figure out ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic ...
Plot: gay, friendship, funeral, murder, investigation, obsessive quest, buddies, hunt down, artists and showbiz, dysfunctional family, self discovery, travel ...
Time: year 2002
Place: chicago, london, england, europe, united kingdom ...
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 8.7
 2.0M
The Matrix (1999)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Style: philosophical, thought provoking, cerebral, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience: kids, date night, family friendly, manly, chick flick ...
Plot: artificial intelligence, philosophy, virtual reality, dystopia, distopia, martial arts, existentialism, cyberpunk, alternate reality, gunfight, fight, visceral ...
Time: future, 20th century, near future, year 1999, 90s ...
Place: persia, los angeles
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The Burma Conspiracy (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to everyone's surprise, to sell it, and use the proceeds to create an ambitious humanitarian foundation. But on the very same day, he finds ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: jungle, crime against humanity, conspiracy, false accusation, rivalry, danger, uncover truth, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, life is a bitch, escapades, false arrest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: burma, france, europe, bangkok thailand, thailand ...
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 5.5
 16K
Iron Eagle (1986)
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted ...
Style: light, exciting, realistic, tense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, manly
Plot: air force, airplane, rescue, fighter jet, fighter plane, military, brutality, colonel, desert, parent child relationship, pilot, daring rescue ...
Time: 80s
Place: middle east
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 6.3
 171K
Flightplan (2005)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane.
Style: surprise ending, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: airplane, twists and turns, kidnapping, missing child, conspiracy, female protagonist, family relations, flight attendant, little girl, mother daughter relationship, airplane accident, grief ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: berlin germany, persia, newfoundland, new york, germany
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