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1. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)

PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again in the conclusion of the Skywalker saga.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver

Votes: 494,834 | Gross: $515.20M

2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.

Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen

Votes: 688,239 | Gross: $532.18M

3. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.

Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill

Votes: 206,582 | Gross: $376.85M

4. The Da Vinci Code (2006)

PG-13 | 149 min | Mystery, Thriller

A murder inside the Louvre, and clues in Da Vinci paintings, lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno, Ian McKellen

Votes: 459,658 | Gross: $217.54M

5. Die Hard 2 (1990)

R | 124 min | Action, Thriller

John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Bruce Willis, William Atherton, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson

Votes: 383,729 | Gross: $117.54M

6. Airport '77 (1977)

PG | 114 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.

Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland

Votes: 12,384 | Gross: $30.00M

7. 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: 11,946 | Gross: $47.29M

8. The Black Hole (1979)

PG | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms

Votes: 28,086

9. Sully (2016)

PG-13 | 96 min | Biography, Drama

When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Valerie Mahaffey

Votes: 298,770 | Gross: $125.07M

10. Blood Red Sky (2021)

TV-MA | 121 min | Action, Drama, Horror

A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight.

Director: Peter Thorwarth | Stars: Peri Baumeister, Carl Anton Koch, Alexander Scheer, Kais Setti

Votes: 54,905

11. Where Eagles Dare (1968)

M | 158 min | Action, Adventure, War

Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner, but that's not all that's really going on.

Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark

Votes: 63,021

12. Catch-22 (1970)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, War

A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel

Votes: 26,548 | Gross: $24.91M

13. Altitude (2017)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A female FBI agent is offered millions to help a thief escape from a hijacked airplane.

Director: Alex Merkin | Stars: Denise Richards, Dolph Lundgren, Jonathan Lipnicki, Greer Grammer

Votes: 4,150

14. SAS: Red Notice (2021)

R | 124 min | Action, Thriller

A small army of well trained criminals led by Grace Lewis have hijacked a train deep beneath the English Channel.

Director: Magnus Martens | Stars: Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, Hannah John-Kamen

Votes: 21,369 | Gross: $0.15M

15. Cell (I) (2016)

R | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England.

Director: Tod Williams | Stars: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Clark Sarullo

Votes: 30,741

16. Iron Eagle (1986)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Thriller, War

A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured.

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Gedrick, David Suchet, Tim Thomerson

Votes: 16,025 | Gross: $24.16M

17. The Colony (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.

Director: Jeff Renfroe | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Sullivan

Votes: 47,147

18. This Island Earth (1955)

Passed | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.

Directors: Joseph M. Newman, Jack Arnold | Stars: Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller

Votes: 10,709

19. 7 Days in Entebbe (2018)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History

Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.

Director: José Padilha | Stars: Batsheva Dance Company, Zina Zinchenko, Ben Schnetzer, Daniel Brühl

Votes: 17,319 | Gross: $3.19M

20. Nightmare City (1980)

R | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.

Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal

Votes: 6,741

21. Airwolf (1984 TV Movie)

85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A scientist who created a super-helicopter has defected to Libya, taking the machine with him. A secretive government agency hires an ex-Vietnam War pilot to go to Libya, steal the chopper, and bring it back.

Director: Donald P. Bellisario | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord, David Hemmings

Votes: 5,231

22. Skyjacked (1972)

PG | 101 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia.

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Charlton Heston, James Brolin, Yvette Mimieux, Claude Akins

Votes: 2,350 | Gross: $2.50M

23. Lady Terminator (1989)

Unrated | 82 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The spirit of an ancient evil queen possesses the body of a young anthropological student, who then goes on a murderous rampage.

Director: H. Tjut Djalil | Stars: Barbara Anne Constable, Christopher J. Hart, Claudia Angelique Rademaker, Joseph P. McGlynn

Votes: 2,025

24. War of the Colossal Beast (1958)

Approved | 69 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colosasal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very hungry.

Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Sally Fraser, Roger Pace, Duncan 'Dean' Parkin, Russ Bender

Votes: 2,621

25. 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

26. Ground Control (1998)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A disgraced former air traffic controller is called back into service when the airport's traffic control system malfunctions.

Director: Richard Howard | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Sean Leonard, Bruce McGill, Kristy Swanson

Votes: 2,723

27. Crash of the Century (2005 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 85 min

KLM flight 4805 take-off without clearance and collide with the Pan American Boeing 747 in the same runway, this is the major air disaster in 1970's. 583 passengers and crew lost their lives.

Directors: Chantal Hebert, Phil Comeau | Stars: Mark Halliley, Randall Holden, Paul Bandey, Mike Dineen

Votes: 201

28. Olsen-banden på sporet (1975)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

After the Olsen Gang's money is stolen in Spain, Egon is arrested once more. Back in Denmark, they want to steal a railroad car full of gold bars to get their money back.

Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Kirsten Walther

Votes: 2,177

29. The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (2006 Video)

R | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

The Strike Force team is back in this action-packed sequel to "The Hunt For Eagle One"! Terrorists have stolen a Ground Control Encoder, a new anti-hijack device that enables Air Traffic ... See full summary »

Director: Henry Crum | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Theresa Randle, Jeff Fahey, Joe Suba

Votes: 718

30. Ceiling Zero (1936)

Approved | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline in Newark. Dizzy is flirting with the girlfriend of a younger pilot and, due to this, he feigns illness to... See full summary »

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, June Travis, Stuart Erwin

Votes: 785

31. George! (1972)

G | 86 min | Comedy, Family

After a St. Bernard named George is given to a relative by its owner, he causes mischief in the neighboring town and for his new owner. After enough terror while trying to get a girl, the ... See full summary »

Director: Wallace C. Bennett | Stars: Marshall Thompson, Jack Mullaney, Ingeborg Schöner, Ursula von Wiese

Votes: 122

32. Fighter Attack (1953)

Approved | 80 min | War

World War II action in Italy involving fighter pilot's last sortie, and the help he receives from Italian partisans in an effort to complete it.

Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Sterling Hayden, J. Carrol Naish, Joy Page, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 200

33. The Secret Code (1942)

Approved | 275 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A police detective goes undercover and joins a gang of Nazi agents using explosive gases and artificial lightning to sabotage the war effort, whom he battles in disguise as The Black Commando.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Paul Kelly, Anne Nagel, Trevor Bardette, Rudolph Anders

Votes: 75

34. Day of the Killer Tornadoes (1978)

Not Rated | 27 min | Documentary, Short

This documentary presents a story about the day one hundred and forty-seven deadly twisters swept through Kentucky, Ohio, and Alabama. The funnels devastated large portions of eleven states... See full summary »

Director: Robert Keifer | Stars: John Burke, Bill Burn, Dick Burroughs, Fred Collins

Votes: 33

35. Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness (2015 Video Game)

E10+ | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates the disappearance of the captain of the Icelandic ship "Heerlijkheid".

Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Billie Wildrick, Gene Thorkildsen

Votes: 45

36. La joie de vivre (1934)

9 min | Animation, Short, Musical

A tone poem: two woodland sprites dance about, atop power lines and among flowers and leaves, while being pursued. Everyone spends some time pulling levers to switch trains, too.

Directors: Anthony Gross, Hector Hoppin

Votes: 399

37. 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: 11

38. Tokyo Control (2011– )

Drama

There are various of planes, approximately 30,000 flights, flying everyday in Tokyo Haneda Airport, including jumbo jet helicopter. During peak time, the separation between preceding a/c is... See full summary »

Stars: Saburô Tokitô, Ayako Kawahara, Machiko Kochi, Rome Kanda

Votes: 17

39. Control Tower, Mascot (1957 TV Movie)

30 min | Documentary

A look into operations at Mascot control tower.

40. Zoar (1982 Video Game)

Action

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41. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Ken Berry and Carl Reiner (1974)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Included in this show is "Disaster '75" (a spoof of "Airport 1975").

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Carl Reiner

Votes: 47

42. Der Clown (1998–2001)
Episode: Handyman (1999)

45 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Using expensive high-tech equipment, South African racist Jan Smuts wants to gain control of the European satellite network in order to make Europe blackmail-able. To do this, he uses the researcher Dr. Sartorius, a notorious gambler.

Director: Michael Wenning | Stars: Sven Martinek, Diana Frank, Thomas Anzenhofer, Bernd Michael Lade

Votes: 10

43. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Episode: Moby Ghost (1997)

TV-Y7 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The EGBs come up against a deadly ghost serpent that is terrorizing New York. When it proves impossible to stop, they team up with an Ahab-like ghost who has been obsessed his entire ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Caldwell | Stars: Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, Jason Marsden, Pat Musick

Votes: 34

44. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker (1966)

TV-G | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Lady Penelope organises a charity clothes show aboard a new plane called the Skythrust. The plane has been fitted with a revolutionary air safety device, but will it foil the pirates intent on stealing the new fashions?

Director: Desmond Saunders | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn

Votes: 126

45. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode: Trapped in the Sky (1965)

TV-G | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Family

The Hood plants a bomb aboard the Fireflash. Can International Rescue bring the airliner down without using its landing gear?

Director: Alan Pattillo | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn

Votes: 293

46. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode: Edge of Impact (1965)

TV-G | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Family

The Hood has been paid by General Bron to destroy Red Arrow - a new British Fighter plane. However, two men are placed in deadly danger when the second prototype crashes into a television relay tower.

Director: Desmond Saunders | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn

Votes: 167

47. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–2005)
Episode: Terrorist/Not Equal (2003)

TV-MA | 26 min | Animation, Action, Crime

A girl that was kidnapped 16 years ago, suddenly appears in public again. Meanwhile, a sophisticated boats gets lost. Does the girl, one of the first cybernized people ever, have something to do with it?

Directors: Kazunobu Fusegi, Kenji Kamiyama | Stars: Dino Andrade, Kevin Brief, Loy Edge, Richard Epcar

Votes: 223

48. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Ghost Warrior (1986)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

A 20 feet tall Apache ghost warrior commands John Thunder's tribe to attack the geological research lab. Ace and Jake defeat Hacker in the desert nearby the tribe's whereabouts. Meanwhile John discovers who is the ghost warrior.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 16

49. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Blaster Blues (1985)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When the Decepticons hijack Earth's airwaves, the music-loving Autobot Blaster is the only one who can stop them.

Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Jack Angel, Arlene Banas, Michael Bell, Corey Burton

Votes: 128

50. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1 (1986)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A year after assuming leadership of the Autobots, Rodimus Prime hosts an intergalactic sporting event, which falls victim to an attack, resulting in the abduction of Spike Witwicky, Kup, ... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Jack Angel, Arlene Banas, Gregg Berger, Susan Blu

Votes: 135