Exploding airplane movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant exploding airplane movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, serious, intense, tense, surprise ending and suspense films and TV shows about / with exploding airplane, violence, explosion, airplane, death, danger, chase, murder, catastrophe and fight plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as exploding airplane: Stealth Fighter (1999), Shadow in the Cloud (2020), Cliffhanger (1993), Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012), Firefox (1982), Executive Decision (1996), Die Hard 2 (1990), Mayday (2005), TRON: Ares (2025), Raid (2000).
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New films
| Heads of State (2025) | 6.4 | |
| Carter (2022) | 5.1 | |
| Greenland (2020) | 6.4 | |
| The Flash (2023) | 6.6 | |
| Expend4bles (2023) | 4.8 |
List of exploding airplane movies
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A navy pilot fakes his own death and steals a stealth fighter plane from a U.S.A.F base. He then acts as a mercenary, targeting military installations around the world.
Style:
surprise ending, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, fighter jet, die hard, military, aviation, shootout, special forces, arm wrestling, showdown, villain played by lead actor, rivalry, commando mission ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
latin america, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Horror, War
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.
Style:
minimal cast, captivating, tense, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
female pilot, strong female lead, breast feeding, world war two, female warrior, female soldier, gremlin, aerial combat, creature, fake identity, profanity, navigator ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
new zealand
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147K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Japan, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
heist, mountain climbing, mountain, rocky mountains, wilderness, rock climbing, rescue, redemption, climbing, villain, cave, chase ...
Time:
20th century, future, 90s, 80s
Place:
colorado, antarctic
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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, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called "Firefox". Naturally, the British are worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon, as rumours say that the jet is indetectable on radar. They send ex-Vietnam ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, funny, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, spy, fighter plane, behind enemy lines, fighter pilot, chase, espionage, aerial combat, fighter jet, aviation, military, scientist ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
soviet union, russia, moscow russia, england, vietnam ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, airplane, hostage, hijacking, rescue, terrorist, airplane accident, special forces, hand to hand combat, ransom, bomb, surveillance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
washington d.c., athens greece, london, los angeles, pentagon
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405K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military ...
Style:
exciting, clever, suspense, tense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
gunfight, airplane, christmas, fight scenes, airport, police, hostage, one man army, airplane accident, chase, lone hero, terrorism ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
washington d.c., virginia, washington state, usa, los angeles ...
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706
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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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, New Zealand
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.
Style:
stylized, action packed, futuristic, tense, existential ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, portal, virtual reality, combat, escape, urban, identity, hacker, dystopia, surveillance, laboratory ...
Time:
near future, 2020s, future
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2K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: Finland
Duration: 504 min.
TV show
Story:
Raid is based on detective stories by author Harri Nykänen and made into a 12-part series.
The story tells about a police officer who has been investigating white-collar crimes is shot dead in a TV-studio. Another policeman takes his own life at ...
Style:
detective, interesting
Plot:
death of daughter, dating, female nudity, revenge, professional killer, police interrogation, police detective, murder investigation, ex convict, exploding airplane, violence, working class ...
Time:
90s
Place:
helsinki finland, russia, finland
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, factual, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, racism, fighter pilot, military, african american, aerial combat, black history, racial discrimination, courage, racial prejudice, racial segregation, training ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
africa, alabama, cuba, usa, morocco ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top executives decide to hire the most incompetent detective they can find to act as her bodyguard.
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, exciting, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
profanity, partners against crime, partner, gangster, buddies, society, racism, assassination attempt, heroes, escapades, chases and races, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
Style:
funny, romantic, feel good, touching, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
time loop, time travel, time, wedding, love and romance, repeated event, time warp, earthquake, dark humor, dying repeatedly, desert, time traveler ...
Time:
2020s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, palm springs california, hawaii, austin texas, texas ...
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385K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, UK, Spain
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, futuristic, spiritual, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
destiny, dystopia, reincarnation, life & death, multiple storylines, life philosophy, clone, homosexual, distopia, post apocalypse, karma, tribe ...
Time:
future, year 1936, distant future, year 1975, near future ...
Place:
seoul, san francisco, belgium, persia, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, action thriller, saga, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
hacking, computer hacker, hacker, terrorism, conspiracy, gunfight, one man army, tough cop, lone hero, fbi, chaos, surveillance ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., maryland, los angeles, new york, baltimore ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of ...
Style:
futuristic, cult classic, dutch angle, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, post apocalypse, evil alien, heroic mission, violence, slavery, escape attempt, danger, escapades, survival, rat ...
Time:
future, year 2000, y2k, distant future
Place:
denver colorado, washington d.c.
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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, realistic, exciting, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, manly, girls' night, teens
Plot:
air force, fighter jet, airplane, fighter plane, rescue, brutality, u.s. air force, lone hero, captivity, colonel, military, parent child relationship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
middle east, north africa, california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hungary, Spain, China
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The sixth film in the "Terminator" series will pick up where the second film left off, ignoring all the subsequent sequels.
Style:
saga, action adventure, apocalyptic, tech noir, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
terminator, time travel, robot, androids and robots, gunfight, technology, artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, hand to hand combat, killer robot, escape, shapeshifter ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, year 2019, future, 90s ...
Place:
mexico, texas, mexico city, guatemala
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, USA, China, Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Set in a world many thousands of years in the future. Earth’s cities now roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive Traction Cities, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected ...
Style:
futuristic, captivating, exciting, dark fantasy, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
steampunk, post apocalypse, revenge, female warrior, chase, dystopia, good versus evil, capitalism, resistance, tough girl, post apocalyptic, danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future
Place:
london, big ben london, europe, asia
Is relevant?
799K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Netherlands, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Style:
atmospheric, dramatic, epic, cerebral, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
world war two, military, war, survival, wartime, evacuation, soldier, beach, military officer, shell shock, air attack, combat ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, 2010s, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
france, england, english channel, dover england, dunkirk ...
Is relevant?
957K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Style:
witty, saga, visually stunning, suspenseful, action adventure ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, chick flick, boys' night, teens ...
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, hotshot hero, flying superhero, billionaire, terrorism, rescue, revenge, kidnapping, vigilante, artificial intelligence, androids and robots ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2016, year 2012, 90s, year 1999 ...
Place:
malibu california, california, tennessee, seattle, switzerland ...
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69K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Australia, India, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save ...
Style:
fairy tale, visually appealing, stylized, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot:
magic, childhood, fantasy world, pirate, pirate ship, good versus evil, young heroes, mischievous children, child hero, heroes, youth, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1940s, future, year 2015, 1930s, 18th century
Place:
fictional island, vietnam, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
James Bond helps a Russian General escape into the west. He soon finds out that the KGB wants to kill him for helping the General. A little while later the General is kidnapped from the Secret Service leading 007 to be suspicious.
Style:
saga, suspense, exciting, spy action, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
007, espionage, cold war, soviet afghanistan war, desert, cello, assassin, secret service, secret agent, deception, british secret service, cia agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
vienna, britain, soviet union, central europe, middle east ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
David Warner leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation out in the Caribbean. Michael Caine is a reporter who goes out there with his son to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats. He runs ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, rough, cult classic ...
Plot:
island, kidnapping, pirate, rescue, ship, violence, insanity, father son relationship, brainwashing, captive, boy, escape ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
caribbean, miami, new york
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, tense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
death, supernatural, life & death, survival, supernatural horror, characters killed one by one, danger, disaster, destiny, group of friends, psychic power, near death experience ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, year 2003, 20th century ...
Place:
paris france, new york, usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In this fifth installment, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to ...
Style:
brutal, suspenseful, slasher, splatter, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, death, characters killed one by one, premonition, no survivors, gory, survival, death of protagonist, a vision, strong violent content, psychic, precognition ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 2000, 2000s, future ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even ...
Style:
epic, sad, period piece, crying, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, child protagonist, childhood, survival, pow, boy, japanese army, prisoner, young heroes, captivity, starvation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1987
Place:
china, hong kong, japan, asia, indochina ...
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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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101K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In Babylon A.D Vin Diesel stars as a veteran-turned-mercenary who is hired to deliver a package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to a destination in the teeming megalopolis of New York City. The "package" is a mysterious ...
Style:
futuristic, action packed, stylized, apocalyptic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, dystopia, mercenary, post apocalyptic, protection, dystopian future, one man army, protector, distopia, master warrior, heroes, survival ...
Time:
future, year 2008, 20th century
Place:
russia, new york, china, usa, mongolia ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.
Style:
suspense, tense, saga, action thriller, action adventure ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
car chase, car, chases and races, car race, street racing, speed, racing, chase, hotshot, presumed dead, heist, auto racing ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, canary islands, seattle, spain, england ...
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