Air battle movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant air battle movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, exciting, suspense, tense, serious and epic films and TV shows about / with air battle, soldier, battles, aerial combat, military, airplane, war, fight, pilot and world war two plots mostly in Action, War and Drama genres shot in USA, Japan, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as air battle: Hurricane (2018), Midway (2019), Battle of Britain (1969), Dark Blue World (2001), Fortress (2012), Top Gun (1986), Midway (1976), Shanghai Fortress (2019), Shadow in the Cloud (2020), For Those We Love (2007).
Best films
New films
| Top Gun: Maverick (2022) | 8.2 | |
| Midway (2019) | 6.7 | |
| Overlord (2018) | 6.6 | |
| Black Panther (2018) | 7.3 | |
| Dunkirk (2017) | 7.8 |
List of air battle movies
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of the Polish fliers who found themselves fighting for the freedom of their own country in foreign skies. Seen through the eyes of Jan Zumbach, fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how the Poles, driven across Europe by the German war ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful, exciting
Plot:
world war two, warplane, air force, air battle, aviation, killed in action, hurricane, world war, friendship, danger, heroic mission, airplane ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
poland, united kingdom
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104K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, exciting, scary, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
naval battle, war, world war two, warship, aerial combat, sea battle, air battle, fighter plane, aircraft carrier, fighter pilot, navy, u.s. military ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, year 2019, 1930s, year 1941 ...
Place:
pearl harbor, pacific ocean, tokyo, washington d.c., honolulu hawaii ...
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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: War, Drama, Action, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new ...
Style:
sentimental, intense, sincere, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
world war two, aviation, friendship, air battle, culture clash, aerial combat, love triangle, wartime life, battle zone, prison, luftwaffe, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two, year 2001, year 1950 ...
Place:
london, england, czech republic, europe, central europe ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the commander of the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber is killed in action in a raid over Sicily in 1943, his replacement, a young, naive pilot struggles to be accepted by the plane's already tight-knit Irish American crew.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, tense, f word
Plot:
bomber, world war two, aerial combats, soldier, airplane, battles, military life, heroic mission, leadership, flying, aviation, war ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
sicily, europe
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546K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 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:
cult classic, exciting, entertaining, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, teens, kids, manly ...
Plot:
aviation, fighter pilot, pilot, u.s. navy, cold war, fighter jet, warplane, love and romance, aerial combat, officers and cadets, flying, aviator ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, san diego california
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23K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, factual, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, military, sea battle, naval battle, pacific war, u.s. navy, navy, war, aviation, world war, fighter plane, white man asian woman relationship ...
Time:
year 1942, year 1976, 20th century, 1940s, 70s
Place:
america, pacific ocean, japan, hawaii, germany ...
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Set in the future, the city of Shanghai battle to defend itself against an ongoing attack by an alien force that has attacked and laid siege to numerous cities around the globe in it's quest to harvest a hidden energy only found on earth.
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, tense, captivating
Plot:
air battle, fantasy world, courage, dystopian future, gunfight, protection, friendship, doom, danger, heroes, war, land grab ...
Time:
future, 2030s, near future
Place:
shanghai
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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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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In 1943, as Japan's WWII effort falters, a vice-admiral proposes training squadrons of "volunteer" flyers to crash their armed planes into Allied warships. Yarn follows the lives of kamikaze pilots, as remembered by an aging Kyushu ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense
Plot:
aviator, world war two, military, kamikaze, japanese military, pacific war, military training, world war, japanese soldier, air battle, soldier, japanese history ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 416 min.
TV show
Story:
"PQ-17 was the code name for an Allied Second World War convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ-17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating
Plot:
naval battle, world war two, navy, aviator, convoy, air battle, aerial combat, air force, struggle for survival, wartime, showdown, commando mission ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.
Style:
atmospheric, exciting, captivating, 3d animation, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
benign alien, air battle, survival, idealism, invasion, mysterious planet, save the planet, space travel, alien, space and aliens, culture clash, space battle ...
Time:
future, year 2007
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The first Yugoslav Partisan air force unit. Loosely based on historical facts.
Style:
epic
Plot:
world war two, world war, aviation, luftwaffe, combat, mountain, partisan, air battle, woman, weapons, battles, army ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
former yugoslavia
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Genre: War
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
Following on from the events of the first Attackers series, Major Bestuzhev is promoted to Lt Colonel and given command of a newly-formed fighter regiment. He is given the latest Soviet fighter, the Yak-3, but with no veterans to draw upon he has to ...
Style:
tense, captivating
Plot:
aerial combats, air battle, aerial combat, fighter pilot, fighter plane, soldier, air attack, military, fight, wartime, battles, military life ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Airwolf is capable of supersonic speeds, invisible to radar and armed with ultra state-of-the-art hardware. Airwolf is the most awesome aerial weapon ever developed. When the helicopter is stolen by Libyan mercenaries, Michael Archangel, Project ...
Style:
cult classic, serious, suspenseful, dark comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
helicopter, spy, battles, police, aviation, co pilot, military, flying, against the odds, super weapon, chases and races, lone wolves ...
Time:
80s
Place:
middle east, libya, california, paris france
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After he performs a dangerous dare-devil stunt at an air show, South Korean Air Force pilot Tae-hun is kicked out of the elite Black Eagles flying team and transferred to a combat unit where he immediately comes into conflict with ace pilot ...
Style:
exciting, emotional, serious, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
fighter jet, military, fall in love, aerial combats, rivalry, daring rescue, heroic mission, against the rules, friendship, ambition, ego clash, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, north korea, south korea, india
Is relevant?
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: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, epic war, period drama
Plot:
world war two, aerial combat, bomber, male nudity, male protagonist, pilot, flying, bombing, military officer, aircraft, u.s. air force, airplane ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
germany, england, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link ...
Style:
futuristic, dieselpunk, surprise ending, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
steampunk, robot, heroic mission, airplane, mad scientist, alternate reality, zeppelin, transformation, danger, alternate history, aviation, daredevil ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939, future, year 2004, 2000s ...
Place:
new york, himalaya, nepal, manhattan new york city, new york state ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The war between the Levamme Empire and the Amatsukami Imperium has been raging for years. In the midst of this struggle, the prince of the Levamme Empire declares his love for Juana del Moral and vows to end the war in one year, as part of his ...
Style:
anime, captivating, romantic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
love, air battle, fighter pilot, fictional war, airplane, forbidden love, male female relationship, freedom, childhood friend, flying, social commentary, engagement ...
Is relevant?
Genre: History, War
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
One month after the outbreak of World War I, Paris is bombarded by German airplanes. Parisians witness a whole new type of warfare. Five pilots from France, Germany, and Britain take us into the world of the greatest "flying aces" of the ...
Style:
captivating, informative, educational, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
aviation, world war one, pilot, military history, aerial combats, air attack, air battle, air force, aerial combat, air raid, soldier, military ...
Time:
1910s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
The drama tells the story of air force pilots and their families from 1945 to 1971. As the husbands embarked on patriotic missions to fight against the enemies, their families must content with horror of wars, mass emigration to distant land, and ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot:
air force, patriotism, air battle, aerial combats, patriot, struggle for survival, social injustice, war, life is a bitch, wartime, social relations, society ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
taiwan
Is relevant?
583K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Iceland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, visually appealing, visually stunning, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, dystopian future, alien invasion, survival, cloning, danger, space travel, dystopia, resistance, mysterious character, fate of humanity ...
Time:
future, year 2013, near future, year 2000, distant future ...
Place:
peru, seattle, empire state building manhattan new york city, new york, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
R.D. is a delivery boy who works for a company called Mach Storm in order to earn money to search for the legendary Alpha Zoid. A Zoid that he heard rumours about from his dad that he passionately believes in. Mach Storm also doubles as a Zoid ...
Style:
anime, mecha, exciting, futuristic, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
giant robot, fight, air battle, piloted giant robot, battles, robot, transforming robot, teamwork, futuristic technology, futuristic society, friendship, rivalry ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Prequel to the "TOUKEN RANBU KAI KYODEN" TV anime.
Style:
anime, suspenseful, feel good, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
swordplay, epic battle, future war, battles, air battle, heroes, adventure hero, superhero team, young heroes, superhero, dark hero, time travel ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In Germany at the height of World War II, a ragtag group of American soldiers discover Doctor Mengele's diabolical plan to create an unstoppable army of Nazi werewolves.
Style:
slasher, scary, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
werewolf, world war two, soldier, nazi occultism, battles, nazi germany, wartime, world war, combat, military, fight for supremacy, mission ...
Time:
1940s
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Genre: Action, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In prewar Japan under the military regime, a bloody battle between the extremely oppressive Special Higher Police and villagers begins!
Style:
captivating, suspense, enigmatic, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war two, woman, world war, wartime, aerial combat, war, violence, top secret, falling from height, society, fear, military base ...
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Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Strike Witches, the 501st Joint Fighter Wing girls, are back from battle and ready to relax as best they can! War with the deadly Neuroi won’t last forever, but one thing is certain, the war on laundry is eternal. Join these aerial combat cuties ...
Style:
anime, captivating, exciting, entertaining, situational comedy ...
Plot:
teamwork, aerial combat, battles, soldier, alien invasion, alien encounter, lifestyle, air battle, female soldier, alien, fight, military ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, War
Country: Spain, Denmark, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A bird that wants to become a hero, a carrier pigeon with an endless list of achievements under his belt and a mouse inventor who want to fly at all costs are some of the characters in this animated film. Peace reigns in a farm located in the ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious, anime ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
cartoon bird, world war one, pigeon, airplane, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic animal, cartoon mouse, air force, aerial combats, bird, combat, heroism ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Cambodia, UK
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Sam Witwicky takes his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Autobot-leader Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the USSR and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in ...
Style:
exciting, saga, action packed, action adventure, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
androids and robots, robot, giant robot, alien invasion, transformation, transforming robot, fight to the death, technology, benign alien, alien planet, robot vs. robot, heroes ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1969, 2010s, near future, year 1961 ...
Place:
chicago, washington d.c., wisconsin, cambodia, north america ...
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