| Air America (1990) | 5.8 | |
| Airwolf (1984) | 6.7 | |
| Interstellar (2014) | 8.7 | |
| The Aviator (2004) | 7.5 | |
| Alexander Jamieson (2017) | 8.7 |
Pilot movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant pilot movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, realistic, captivating, exciting, serious and tense films and TV shows about / with pilot, aviation, airplane, chase, catastrophe, flying, survival, heroes, aircraft and rescue plots mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as pilot: Top Gun (1986), American Made (2017), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Flight (2012), 7500 (2019), Sully (2016), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Mogadischu (2008), Piché: The Landing of a Man (2010), Ulyotnyy ekipazh (2018).
Best films
List of pilot movies
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?
231K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
Style:
black comedy, exciting, factual, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
pilot, drug cartel, money laundering, aviation, cia, money, smuggler, cocaine, fbi, trial, arms smuggling, cia agent ...
Time:
80s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1978, year 1985 ...
Place:
colombia, panama, nicaragua, latin america, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When Quinn, a grouchy pilot living the good life in the South Pacific, agrees to transfer a savvy fashion editor, Robin, to Tahiti, he ends up stranded on a deserted island with her after their plane crashes. The pair avoid each other at first, ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, sexy, cute, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
island, survival, stranded, jungle, desert island, love and romance, opposites attract, battle of the sexes, disaster, couples, initially antagonists, fall in love ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hawaii, tahiti, fictional island, pacific ocean, usa ...
Is relevant?
395K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip ...
Style:
psychological, tense, inspirational, emotional, heroic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
airplane, addiction, air disaster, aviation, courage, pilot, character study, airplane crash, stewardess, morality, airport, danger ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, orlando florida, atlanta georgia, california
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36K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria, USA, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tension, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, flying, pilot, terrorist, empathy, violence, murder, airplane trip, save the day, capture, terrorist group, heroes ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
persia, berlin germany
Is relevant?
320K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as ...
Style:
inspirational, factual, realistic, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
aviation, airplane accident, pilot, airplane, courage, crash landing, investigation, accident, plane crash, air traffic controller, catastrophe, co pilot ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2009, 2010s, year 2015, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, usa, persia, north america, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not ...
Style:
clever, exciting, captivating, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
con artists, adaptation, master criminal, creativity, deception, fbi, fraud, con man, impostor, prodigy, business, biopic ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1967, 70s, year 2002 ...
Place:
los angeles, new orleans, new york, washington d.c., france ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess Gabriele Dillmann (Nadja Uhl) to ensure the safety of the terrified ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist attack, passenger, daring rescue, danger, confined, airplane, hysteria, terrorist, raf, pilot, mossad ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place:
germany, africa, west germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Toronto, August 2001. Commander Robert Piche left Pearson Airport heading for Lisbon on an Airbus 330. Due to a significant fuel loss, he was headed for an almost certain crash. However, he courageously kept his cool and skillfully glided the plane ...
Style:
serious, emotional, realistic
Plot:
pilot, crash, hopes, heroes, alcohol abuse, air disaster, media sensation, life is a bitch, pardon, rehabilitation, bittersweet, redemption ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
"The girl at the controls of the plane - what could be worse?" thought pilot Lyosha Kulagin, until his fears were justified. With the help of blackmail, clever, beautiful and the best in flight school, Polina Ovechkina persuades a stubborn ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, light, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
jealousy, pilot, couple relations, stewardess, workplace situations, unlikely couple, escapades, rivalry, aviation, strong female lead, female protagonist, co pilot ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia
Is relevant?
22K
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 583 min.
TV show
Story:
Pan Am is an American period drama television series created by writer Jack Orman. Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, the series features the pilots and stewardesses of the airline as it operated in the early 1960s at the beginning of ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, sentimental, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
stewardess, bohemian life, airport, airline, female protagonist, ambitious, sexism, workplace, workplace problem, sexual tension, parent child relationship, boss ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, paris france, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As an old Boing 747 takes off for its last red-eye flight from a small Pacific island, unusual events occur intermittently. While all the passengers are panic, the captain and the chief flight attendant try to lead the investigation.
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
airplane, pilot, island, aeroplane, aviation, flight attendant, disaster, journey, rescue, steward, salvation, ship captain ...
Is relevant?
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14K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Airwolf is an American television series that ran from 1984 until 1987. The program centers on a high-tech military helicopter, code named Airwolf, and its crew as they undertake various missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens
Plot:
helicopter, pilot, military, missing person, vietnam war, escapades, undercover, partner, super weapon, dishonesty, government agency, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, post world war two
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
285K
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, absurd, slapstick, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
airplane, airport, satire, pilot, food poisoning, absurd humor, aviation, stewardess, passenger, disaster, flight attendant, deadpan ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
los angeles, chicago
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited into it, ...
Style:
exciting, clever, melancholic, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, pilot, aviation, heroes, military, destiny, military life, justice, society, idealism, battle zone, war ...
Time:
20th century, year 1969, 60s
Place:
southeast asia, laos, vietnam, cambodia, los angeles ...
Is relevant?
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 ...
Style:
black and white
Plot:
aviation, airplane accident, pilot, airplane crash, air disaster, investigation, flying, fate, beach, flashback, disaster, male male relationship ...
Time:
60s
Place:
los angeles, seattle
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, Adventure, War
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The movie follows the story of a PASKAU team led by Captain Adib and his mentor, Major Adnan, tasked with protecting humanitarians serving in war torn country, Namburi. On their return home, their plane gets unexpectedly shot down by local ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tension ...
Plot:
military, rescue, soldier, pilot, commander, aircraft, air force, rescue mission, survival, plane crash, search and rescue, risk ...
Place:
malaysia, southeast asia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Take Care of Us, Captain is about a passionate co-pilot named Han Da-jin and the youngest pilot of a Boeing 747, Kim Yoon-sung.
Style:
captivating, psychological, satirical, disturbing, inspirational ...
Plot:
female pilot, pilot, co pilot, aviator, aviation, workplace situations, coworker, changing lives, relationships, family problems, satire, workplace ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A pilot (Egglesfield) gets shot down and gets amnesia, later on his stricken-with-grief wife (Langton) finds him in a small town and she is shocked that he doesn't remember her.
Style:
emotional, touching, serious, dramatic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
world war two, aviation, amnesia, pilot, false identity, memory loss, happy ending, male female relationship, romantic reunion, bittersweet, identity crisis, female protagonist ...
Time:
post world war two, 1940s, 50s
Is relevant?
858
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Cockpit is a story based on true incidents. The story follows a flight that is going from Mumbai to Calcutta and gets hit from bad turbulent weather.
Style:
tense, psychological, realistic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pilot, crash landing, aviation, flying, air disaster, problem, social problems, car accident, airplane trip, airline, courage, survival ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kolkata, india, mumbai india
Is relevant?
Genre: War
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 400 min.
TV show
Story:
During the Second World War, a Soviet plane crashes in the territory occupied by the Germans, but the pilot Grivtsov and his beloved radio operator Katya, who were flying in it on a mission, miraculously escape. Navigator Linko also managed to ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, rough, tension ...
Plot:
world war two, behind enemy lines, danger, pilot, military, traitor, sabotage, rivalry, betrayal, eastern front, bomber, german occupation ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, ukraine
Is relevant?
Genre: War
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A young pilot, fresh out of training, is called to join a Flight while they wait for the call to scramble. Throughout a single day, he witnesses the skies of southern England filled with deadly dog fights, and after every exhausting battle the men ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, tension, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, pilot, royal air force, aerial combat, sacrifice, air force, military, aviation, air strike, soldier, military service, war ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Rin, a beautiful new airhostess, is the star of the class, envied by all and especially by Noi, a average looking air-hostess who scores the top of the class. Rin meets In, a senior pilot who falls in love with her at first sight and secretly sends ...
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pilot, love, cheating, stewardess, love triangle, love and romance, coworker, problem, love story, aviation, love interest, workplace situations ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
thailand, singapore, bangkok thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure ...
Style:
cerebral, visually stunning, suspense, captivating, philosophical ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
desert, space opera, alien planet, politics, prophecy, messiah, premonition, outer space, survival, mind control, epic battle, desert planet ...
Time:
future, distant future, 2020s
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
39K
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
It's been six days since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Panic grips California, supposedly the next target of the Japanese forces. Everywhere in California, people are suffering from war nerves. Chaos erupts all over the state. An Army Air Corps ...
Style:
humorous, cult classic, satirical, funny, not serious ...
Plot:
world war two, satire, submarine, u.s. army, tank, brawl, soldier, pilot, japanese navy, christmas, lust, riot ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, pearl harbor, japan, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother (played a comic actor in drag) rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, offbeat, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
space battle, spaceship, shootout, pilot, warrior, tyrant, planet, invasion, chosen one, alien, ship, friendship ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
east asia, space western
Is relevant?
13K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Steve McQueen is ideally cast as a champion race car driver, participating in the famed 24-hour race headquartered in Le Mans, France. Though dedicated to Going for the Gold, McQueen finds time to romance widowed Elga Andersen. The dramatic angle to ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, tense, factual, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
racing, race, car, car racing, driving, speed, racecar driver, competition, driver, race car, car chase, auto racing ...
Time:
year 1970, year 1971, 70s, 20th century
Place:
france, maine, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA, Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Arachnid is a 2001 film directed by Jack Sholder. In this movie, giant killer spiders menace survivors of a plane crash.
Style:
suspense, rough, suspenseful, natural horror, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
spider, giant spider, creature feature, cocoon, jungle adventure, mutation, survival, island, pilot, expedition, jungle, entomologist ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
2.5M
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, cerebral, clever, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
space travel, time travel, outer space, nasa, astronaut, father daughter relationship, space, dystopian future, survival, end of the world, robot, space exploration ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, colorado
Is relevant?
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