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1. King of the Skies (2020)

50 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

A chronicle of KLM Dutch Royal Airlines founder Albert Plesman and pioneering aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker's symbiotic but tempestuous bond as they struggle to establish the interwar Netherlands' role in global civil aviation.

Stars: Jan Willem Smit, Leny Breederveld, Daan Schuurmans, Fedja van Huêt

Votes: 594

2. L'Argent (1928)

195 min | Drama, Romance

The business tycoon Nicolas Saccard is nearly ruined by his rival Gunderman, when he tries to raise capital for his company. To push up the price of his stock, Saccard plans a publicity ... See full summary »

Director: Marcel L'Herbier | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Marie Glory, Pierre Alcover, Yvette Guilbert

Votes: 1,156

3. D III 88 (1939)

103 min | Action, Drama, War

Flashbacks portray the heroics of two German fighter pilots in WWI and then the two are shown heading out to attack the British navy at the start of WWII.

Directors: Herbert Maisch, Hans Bertram | Stars: Christian Kayßler, Otto Wernicke, Heinz Welzel, Hermann Braun

Votes: 54

4. The Ocean Hop (1927)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Oswald the Rabbit enters an airplane race with a makeshift aircraft and ends up riding a dachshund lifted into the air by balloons. Meanwhile, his peg-legged rival tries to cheat his way to victory.

Directors: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks

Votes: 257

5. The Camera Caught It (1954)

Approved | 9 min | Short

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that include clips of the effects of heavy ... See full summary »

Stars: Pete Smith, Jeff York

Votes: 57

6. Preston Watson the Flying Scotsman (2008)

8 min | Short, Biography, Drama

Preston Watson was a pioneer of flight but was he the first to fly before the Wright brothers.

Director: Anne LaBarbera | Stars: Nick Cheales, Greg Drysdale, Grant Robert Keelan, Eric Robertson

Votes: 44

7. NET Playhouse (1964–1972)
Episode: The Wright Brothers (1971)

Biography, Drama, History

The story of the Wright Brothers' personal lives, and their labors in designing, building and testing airplanes.

Director: Arthur Barron | Stars: Katherine Frye, David Hurst, James Keach, Stacy Keach

8. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Murdoch Air (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a flying machine crashes, killing a man on the ground, Murdoch's investigation uncovers high-level conspiracy and sabotage in the race to achieve the first human-controlled flight.

Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris

Votes: 363