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1. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama
After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.
Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer
Votes: 705,071 | Gross: $718.73M
2. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance
A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia
Votes: 62,850 | Gross: $129.80M
3. Airport 1975 (1974)
PG | 107 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 11,981 | Gross: $47.29M
4. Always (1989)
PG | 122 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman
Votes: 32,883 | Gross: $43.86M
5. Executive Decision (1996)
R | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.
Director: Stuart Baird | Stars: Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, Steven Seagal, John Leguizamo
Votes: 61,747 | Gross: $56.57M
6. On a Wing and a Prayer (2023)
PG | 102 min | Drama
After their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight, Doug White (Dennis Quaid) has to safely land the plane and save his entire family from insurmountable danger.
Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Jesse Metcalfe, Tonglan Qiu
Votes: 5,367
7. Iron Eagle on the Attack (1995)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Drama
Fighter pilot Doug Masters teaches at his flight school for teens in trouble with the law. In an emergency landing on a deserted airforce base, the kids accidentally uncover a deranged plot to wage chemical warfare.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Cadieux, Joanne Vannicola, Max Piersig
Votes: 1,475
8. Out for a Kill (2003 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge and prove his innocence.
Director: Michael Oblowitz | Stars: Steven Seagal, Michelle Goh, Corey Johnson, Tom Wu
Votes: 6,888
9. Johnny in the Clouds (1945)
87 min | Drama, Romance, War
The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery
Votes: 1,651
10. The Flying Fleet (1929)
Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The story follows six midshipmen after they graduate from Annapolis. Their goal is to become U.S. Navy pilots and three of them are eliminated at the San Diego Naval Base. The remaining ... See full summary »
Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Ralph Graves, Anita Page, Alfred Allen
Votes: 349
11. Terror Street (1953)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An American pilot AWOL from the states is framed for his wife's murder and has just 36 hours to prove his innocence.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Dan Duryea, Elsie Albiin, Gudrun Ure, Eric Pohlmann
Votes: 393
12. Krishna (I) (1996)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A convict freshly out of prison is given an undercover name "Krishna" and the task to bring down a drug kingpin and his cartel.
Directors: S. Deepak, Deepak S. Shivdasani | Stars: Suniel Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Tinnu Anand
Votes: 434
13. The Theory of Everything (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Does God exist? Does Science prove God's existence or provide more reasons to doubt? Doug Holloway (David de Vos), a family man on the verge of financial and marital ruin, embarks on a ... See full summary »
Director: David de Vos | Stars: David de Vos, Victor Lundin, Frances Black, Philip Anderson
Votes: 273
14. Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air (1942)
Approved | 78 min | Drama, Romance, War
A veteran American flyer trains new recruits, including the acrophobic son of his dead war buddy. Complications arise when the younger man falls in love with his mentor's girl.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Gene Tierney, Preston Foster, John Sutton, Jack Holt
Votes: 589
15. Dear Ruth (1947)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A family is befuddled when a World War II serviceman shows up to meet and marry his pen pal sweetheart. Everyone's in the dark about the romance by mail. Then they discover Ruth's younger sister was the culprit.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold
Votes: 717
16. Air Cadet (1951)
Approved | 94 min | Biography, Drama, War
A group of cadets have assorted problems at the U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Academy.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Stephen McNally, Gail Russell, Alex Nicol, Richard Long
Votes: 177
17. Vijeta (1982)
151 min | Drama
Angad is a confused teenager trying to find himself and is caught in between the marital problems of his Maharashtrian mother Neelima and Punjabi fat.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Supriya Pathak, Kunal Kapoor
Votes: 327
18. Dragonfly Squadron (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Drama, War
In Pusan, shortly before the start of the Korean War, American flight instructors teach South Korean pilots how to fly US-made warplanes.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: John Hodiak, Barbara Britton, Bruce Bennett, Jess Barker
Votes: 168
19. Blown Away (1988 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mother must wage war against her gangster husband who took their child away from her.
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Loni Anderson, John Heard, Harris Laskawy, Sherman Howard
Votes: 131
20. Hobby Horse-Laffs (1942)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A spoof of a popular radio program of the time called "Hobby Lobby", with blackout gags showcasing people's various hobbies and inventions.
Director: Norm McCabe | Stars: Kent Rogers, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce, Dick Nelson
Votes: 147
21. Men of the Sky (1942)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Drama, War
A propaganda film, made in the early months of World War II, dramatizing a new group of U.S. Army Air Force pilots receiving their wings from Lt. General H.H. Arnold: on off-screen narrator... See full summary »
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Tod Andrews, Eleanor Parker, Don DeFore, Ray Montgomery
Votes: 148
22. How to Fly the B-26 Airplane (1944)
47 min | Documentary
Documentary feature film depicting the training of young Lieutenant Jim Anthony as a pilot of the B-26 Marauder bomber. Dick, the captain charged with pilot instruction, leads Jim through ... See full summary »
Stars: Don Porter, Craig Stevens, William Warren, Frank Wilcox
Votes: 12
23. Creating the Spectacle: Flying Free, Fledgling Flights (2014 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Director: Sue Austin | Stars: Sue Austin, Rob Keene
24.
Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Episode:
Wipe That Smile Off Your Tape
(1992)
TV-14 | Comedy
Sharon wants a man and submits a video tape of herself to a video dating agency. She meets laddish Mike, who takes her to a Rolling Stones concert and claims to know all the big names in ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Kinane | Stars: Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Tyler Butterworth
Votes: 33
25.
Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad (2019– )
Episode:
Ohio
(2020)
23 min | Adventure, Reality-TV
Brad and Barney arrive in Ohio and head straight for Dayton - the home of aviation. After recreating history in the Wright B Flyer, the duo attend a local rodeo later that evening.
Director: Phil Ashton | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Barney Walsh, Alexander Armstrong
Votes: 8
26.
The Winds of War (1983)
Episode:
The Storm Breaks
(1983)
139 min | Drama, Romance, War
With the German invasion of Poland underway, Pug Henry is called to Washington for a meeting with President Roosevelt. The President is impressed that Pug foresaw the German-Soviet pact and... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman
Votes: 158