Famous actors
tells the story of the United States' first venture into manned space flight, beginning with Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) breaking the sound barrier in the rocket-powered X-1 Air Force test plane, and following the Mercury Project and the men selected to be the first astronauts
The Right Stuff
the film follows students at the U.S. Navy's elite fighter pilot school as two cocky pilots, vie for the top spot in class.
Top Gun 1986
Ted Striker (Robert Hays) is an ex-fighter pilot who's now afraid to fly. But when food poisoning puts an airliner's crew out of commission, he's the only one on board who can safely land the plane. Absurdity and hilarity, of course, ensue.
Airplane 1980
Recounting the events of December 7, 1941, and the days leading up to the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor
Tora Tora Tora 1970
two brothers join the British Royal Flying Corps at the start of World War I and end up volunteering for the same risky bombing mission. The drama-filled film was lauded for its complex aerial battle cinematography, which was shot in painstaking detail with oversight from director Hughes.
Hell's Angeles 1930
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and Pan Am pilot while never flown an airplane
Catch me if you can
the story of how a British scientist came up with an ingenious technique to bomb German dams during World War II, and the bomber crews assigned to carry out the risky attack.
The Dam Busters 1955
An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
The Terminal
A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.
Red Tails
German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen,
The Red Baron
A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet, the child vanishes, and nobody will admit she was ever on the plane.
Flightplan
Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
Flight
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
The Aviator
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
Amelia
A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet, the child vanishes, and nobody will admit she was ever on the plane.
Flightplan
World War II: After an aerial battle over Norway, British and German airmen find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Finding shelter in the same cabin, they realize the only way to survive the winter is to set aside the rules of war
Into the White
A pilot gets shot down and gets amnesia; later on his grief-stricken wife finds him in a small town, and is shocked that he doesn't remember her.
Beautiful Dreamer
The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
American Made
Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane.
Flight of the Phoenix
When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
Airlift
Disaster strikes in a DC-4 airliner making a routine trans-Pacific flight, and a washed-up copilot, played by John Wayne, is forced to take command and save the lives of the crew and passengers in this drama-filled thriller.
The High and the Mighty\ 1954
Casualties are high at the height of bombing missions in World War II, and the American crew of the B-17 bomber has one mission left in its tour of duty. The plot of the film follows the U.S. Army Air Corps bombing crew during its harrowing and historic final bombing raid over the heavily fortified city of Bremen, Germany.
After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be trained as a firefighter, or else his air strip will be shut down.
Planes: Fire & Rescue
A silent film set during World War I, Around 300 pilots were involved in shooting the film, including some from the United States Army Air Corps, and director William A. Wellman was an experienced flyer himself.
Wings 1927