Koyaanisqatsi (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), Empire of the Sun (1987), Kurenai no buta (1992), The Wind Rises (2013), The Castle (1997), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), Twelve O'Clock High (1949) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Aviation movies.
Storyline: In October, 1962, U-2 surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is in the process of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba. These weapons have the capability of wiping out most of the Eastern and Southern United States in minutes if they become operational. President John F. Kennedy and his advisors must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets. Kennedy is determined to show that he is strong enough to stand up to the threat, and the Pentagon advises U.S. military strikes against Cuba--which could lead the way to another U.S. invasion of the island. However, Kennedy is reluctant to follow through, because a U.S. invasion could cause the Soviets to retaliate in Europe. A nuclear showdown appears to be almost inevitable. Can it be prevented?
Plot Keywords: missile, cold war, diplomacy, nuclear threat, nuclear weapons, crisis, blockade ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When a maid is accidentally hit by a car and killed, her young orphaned daughter is forced to live with the snooty couple she used to work for. A custody battle soon ensues between an aviator who adores the little girl and the couple's crotchety Uncle Ned.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: attorney, car accident, accidental death, airplane, airport, blizzard, chauffeur ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In World War II, the German pilots Lieutenant Horst Schopis, Josef Schwartz and Wolfgang Strunk crash their airplane in the wilderness of Norway after shooting down a British airplane. They walk through a snow storm until they reach shelter in an abandoned hunter cabin. Soon the British pilot Captain Charles P. Davenport and the gunner Robert Smith arrive in the cabin and they become prisoners of the German pilots. However, after the initial friction between the enemies, they realize that they should team-up to survive in the wilderness in the beginning of an improbable friendship.
Plot Keywords: cold weather, airplane shot down, mountain cabin, cold, nazi soldier, color in title, german abroad ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Extortionist bomber's elevator plan backfires, so he rigs a bomb to a Los Angeles city bus. The stipulation is: once armed, the bus must stay above 50 mph to keep from exploding. Also if any passengers try and get off, the bomber will detonate the bomb.
Plot Keywords: bus, bomb, decapitation, los angeles california, short skirt, thong panties, wristwatch ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After the terrifying events in LA, John McClane (Willis) is about to go through it all again. A team of terrorists, led by Col. Stuart (Sadler) is holding the entire airport hostage. The terrorists are planning to rescue a drug lord from justice. In order to do so, they have seized control of all electrical equipment affecting all planes. With no runway lights available, all aircraft have to remain in the air, with fuel running low, McClane will need to be fast.
Plot Keywords: second part, semiautomatic pistol, m 16, kung fu, quick draw, f word, kicked in the face ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.—E.A. Milne <eamilne@bitmailer.net>
Plot Keywords: disability, royal air force, world war two, based on book, german officer, hospital, airplane crash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Theodore Honey is an aeronautical engineer being sent to Labrador from London to examine the wreckage of a new passenger plane designed by his company. His theory is that the planes are susceptible to metal fatigue after a specific amount of time in the air. The absent minded Honey boards the Reindeer class plane and only realizes that this plane is due to fail in the next few hours after the plane is airborne. He decides to warn the crew and creates an incident regardless of whether he is right or wrong.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords: airplane accident, aviation, father daughter relationship, actress, employer employee relationship, mathematician ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy.
Plot Keywords: pilot, world war one, aerial combat, reluctant hero, suicide by gunshot, royal air force, champagne ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith.
Plot Keywords: aviation, pioneer ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Ms. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers and their farm of doom.
Plot Keywords: chicken, barracks, post world war two, aviation, stop motion animation, rat, escape attempt ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley is there to train and evaluate him, and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond family, and must decide what it is he wants to do with his life.
Plot Keywords: sex scene, male nudity, hanged boy, suicide by hanging, hit in the crotch, father son relationship, military industrial complex ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.
Plot Keywords: physical abuse, stepfather stepson relationship, told in flashback, mother son relationship, child abuse, brother brother relationship, 1960s ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Historical reenactment of the air war in the early days of World War II for control of the skies over Britain as the new Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force determine whether or not an invasion can take place.
Plot Keywords: canadian, siren, british soldier, fighter pilot, air raid, nazi soldier, plan gone wrong ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: On December 6, 1941 nine B-17 bomber set off on a flight from San Francisco to Hawaii. One of the bombers, the Mary Ann, is commanded by 'Irish' Quincannon. The bombardier, Tommy McMartin, has a sister living in Hawaii and the co-pilot, Bill Williams, is sweet on her. The men are all highly professional with the exception of aerial gunner Joe Winocki, a bitter man who has every intention of leaving the army air corps. They arrive at Hickam Field on the morning of December 7, just as the Japanese are attacking Pearl Harbor and other military facilities. All of the men prepare to face the enemy, including Winocki whose attitude changes quickly. The bomber and its crew will participate in many missions but not all will survive.—garykmcd
Plot Keywords: parachute, aircraft carrier, sneak attack, sergeant, saboteur, navigator, military hospital ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: By the late 1920's aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell feels he has achieved all he wants with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy. But a holiday in Germany shortly after Hitler assumes power convinces him that it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane and that sooner or later Britain's very survival may depend on what he comes to call the Spitfire.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Plot Keywords: nazi, terminal illness, royal air force, nazi germany, fighter pilot, directed by star, aviation ...
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