| Night Swallows (2013) | 6.3 | |
| Midway (2019) | 6.7 | |
| Flyboys (2006) | 6.5 | |
| Porco Rosso (1992) | 7.7 | |
| Red Tails (2012) | 5.9 |
Fighter pilot movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant fighter pilot movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, tense and suspense films and TV shows about / with fighter pilot, military, pilot, soldier, airplane, aviation, war, danger, aerial combat and fighter plane plots mostly in Action, Drama and War genres shot in USA, Germany, Russia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as fighter pilot: Sky Fighters (2005), High Flyers (2020), Top Gun (1986), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Burning Blue (2013), Stealth (2005), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Red Tails (2012), Flight of the Intruder (1991), Devotion (2022).
Best films
New films
| Fighter (2024) | 6.2 | |
| Midway (2019) | 6.7 | |
| Come Out Fighting (2022) | 3.7 | |
| TRON: Ares (2025) | 6.2 | |
| Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) | 6.2 |
List of fighter pilot movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: France, Germany, Belgium, Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Les Chevaliers du ciel (English: Sky Fighters) is a 2005 French film directed by Gérard Pirès about two air force pilots preventing a terrorist attack on the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. It is based on Tanguy et Laverdure, a comics series ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fighter pilot, aviation, fighter plane, military, air force, aerial combats, terrorism, warplane, betrayal, heroic mission, one man army, false accusation ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe, alps
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow three friends through their many years of intensive training to become fighter pilots with the Royal Netherlands Air Force and as they graduate and carry out a dangerous mission in the Middle East.
Style:
rough, realistic, captivating, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
air force, fighter pilot, airplane, friendship, bravery, grief, danger, love, training, aviation, military, dangerous mission ...
Place:
middle east
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
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: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Following two fatal aircraft accidents aboard an Aircraft Carrier, a government agent is placed aboard the ship. His mission is to determine what may be at the root of these mishaps and prevent the inevitable third chain breaking accident which ...
Style:
emotional, lgbt cinema, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, forbidden love, lgbtq, gay teenager, couple relations, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, lgbt, fighter pilot, love affair, life turned upside down ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, intense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
sniper, military, behind enemy lines, survival, courage, fighter pilot, combat, u.s. navy, reconnaissance, war crime, fighter plane, rescue ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, year 1995, 21st century
Place:
bosnia, balkan, serbia, former yugoslavia, europe ...
Is relevant?
38K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Style:
epic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, fighter pilot, aerial combats, airplane, interracial relations, war, military, military life, discrimination, black history, propaganda, african american ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 2012, year 1944, year 1942
Place:
europe, cuba, italy, pentagon, seattle ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
vietnam war, military, fighter jet, fighter pilot, aircraft carrier, u.s. navy, bomber, war, behind enemy lines, self sacrifice, death of friend, pilot ...
Time:
year 1972, year 1991, 70s
Place:
vietnam, france, asia, europe, china ...
Is relevant?
32K
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
Is relevant?
31K
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.
Style:
anthology, adult animation, 2d animation
Plot:
world war two, ninja, viking, samurai, feudal japan, samurai sword, fighter pilot, revenge, spaceship, decapitation, fight to the death, underwater ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941
Place:
japan, florida, scandinavia, europe
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Onur, Ayşe, Mustafa, Tunç ve Fatih. Onlar, gökyüzüne hakim birer pilot olma hayaliyle yaşayan genç havacılar. Hayalleri yükseklerde fakat hedefe giderken yaşadıkları bin türlü zorluk, aile, sevgili hasreti, dostlukları, havada olmak ...
Style:
captivating, tense, inspirational, emotional
Plot:
military, air force, pilot, soldier, airplane, aviation, military life, wartime life, military base, friendship, teamwork, sacrifice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A top US Air Force fighter pilot decides that his call sign of Black Angel means that he's a messenger of God. Freely committing murders as he goes, he steals a nuclear weapon and his plane. Taking a family hostage to help him, he works on ...
Style:
semi serious, futuristic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
psychopath, hijacking, fighter pilot, radioactivity, space, world war, disaster, world war three, hostage, atomic bomb, u.s. air force, apocalypse ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Mikhail Devyatayev, a captured Soviet pilot who leads an escape from a German concentration camp by hijacking an aircraft.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, patriotic, period drama
Plot:
fighter pilot, wartime life, wartime, aviator, flying, airplane, world war two, military, attempted escape, escapades, military life, escape from custody ...
Place:
ussr, soviet union
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: China
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Fighter Pilot Gao Zhi Hang heroically defends his country against the Japanese invaders.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, historical drama, captivating ...
Plot:
fighter pilot, country, heroism, aviation, bravery, sino japanese war, wartime, military, japanese occupation of china, air force, military service, aviator ...
Time:
1940s
Is relevant?
Genre: Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Romance is in the air as the lives of Fighter Pilot Varun & Medical Doctor Leela collide amidst the scenic beauty of Kashmir. While Leela yearns for Varun’s affection in the delicate of ways, Varun’s idea of love is all give-give, not ...
Style:
romantic drama, disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense
Plot:
fighter pilot, memories, prisoner, love story, captive, captivity, war, heartbreak, longing, military, sacrifice, unrequited love ...
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46K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Style:
exciting, harsh, epic, period piece, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
war, world war one, aerial combat, airplane, fighter pilot, biplane, zeppelin, aviation, love story, vengeance, weapons, fight scenes ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 2006
Place:
europe, france, germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad in recovery of a WMD. Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle, and must take to the skies to reclaim his military and personal honor.
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airplane, betrayal, mission, conspiracy, soldier, save the day, love triangle, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, pilot, freedom fighter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, las vegas, iran, st. petersburg russia ...
Is relevant?
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: 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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
warship, world war two, u.s. navy, sea, ocean, shark, military, rescue, world war, survival, naval battle, disobeying orders ...
Time:
year 1945, 1940s
Place:
san francisco, the philippines, washington d.c., pacific ocean, alabama
Is relevant?
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, captivating, serious, psychological
Plot:
aviation, airplane accident, crash, pilot, passenger, save the day, moral dilemma, air disaster, danger, air traffic controller, aeroplane, air traffic control ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When American Ranger John Cutter fails to save a family being held hostage and loses his entire team in a battle with infamous Ukrainian Arms Dealer Igor Rodin, John is discharged from the army. Three years later he is approached by his old General ...
Style:
tense, exciting, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
submarine, one man army, mission, sniper, one against many, mercenary, battles, rescue, race against time, arms dealer, attempted murder, terrorist group ...
Place:
eastern europe, africa
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
This film re-enacts the true account of ace fighter pilot Charles O'Sullivan, shot down in the jungles of New Guinea during World War II.
Style:
period piece, tension, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, survival, fighter pilot, jungle, crash landing, rescue, military, biopic, escape, isolation, combat, manhunt ...
Time:
1940s
Is relevant?
124K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Recruited to join a top-secret mission for the Air Force, a renegade pilot finds himself coping with an incompetent admiral and a carefully selected squadron of flyers who are either inept or half-blind.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, date night, family outing
Plot:
satire, stupidity, goofy hero, airplane, aviation, air force, secret mission, heroic mission, save the day, disorder, military base, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1971, 70s, year 1975 ...
Place:
iraq, mediterranean sea, california
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