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9/11 (2004)
, 2h8Directed by James Hanlon, Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Aviation films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about technology, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about Islam, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Robert De Niro, James Hanlon, Steve Buscemi
Filmmakers James Hanlon and the Naudet brothers were originally filming Tony Benetatos, a probationary firefighter of the New York City Fire Department assigned to the Engine 7/Ladder 1/Battalion 1 Firehouse on Duane Street in Lower Manhattan with the intention of making a film about the "probie's" first experience as a firefighter. On the morning of September 11, the firehouse, under the direction of Battalion Chief Joseph Pfeifer, was called out on a reported "odor of gas" at Church and Lispenard Streets. Jules rode with Pfeifer to investigate, while Gedeon stayed behind at the firehouse with the "probie.
The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)
, 1h13Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Chuck Connors, William Shatner, Buddy Ebsen, Roy Thinnes, Jane Merrow, Russell Johnson
On a Boeing 747 flight from London to Los Angeles piloted by Captain Ernie Slade (Chuck Connors), a wealthy architect (Roy Thinnes) and his wife (Jane Merrow) have placed a druid sacrificial altar in the baggage hold of the airliner. Aboard for the ill-fated trip is ex-priest Paul Kovalik (William Shatner) and millionaire Glenn Farlee (Buddy Ebsen). Soon after takeoff, crew and passengers alike face the supernatural horror that is unleashed from the baggage compartment – the ghosts of the druids, that are seeking revenge from being uprooted from their ancient home.
Miracle Landing (1990)
, 1h25Directed by Dick Lowry
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes La fin du monde, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Connie Sellecca, Wayne Rogers, Ana Alicia, Nancy Kwan, Will Estes, Kate Jackson
In February 1988, two pilots in a flight simulator face the challenge of landing a crippled jet that experiences a cabin decompression, an engine fire and a loss of hydraulics. The three emergency situations foreshadow the events of Paradise Airlines Flight 243, taking place two months later.
Doomsday Virus (1996)
, 2h56Directed by Eric Laneuville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Richard Dean Anderson, Stephen Root, Robert Guillaume, Jane Leeves, Edward Herrmann, Richard Lawson
The story begins in the mountains of Bavaria, Germany, where wildlife documentarian Ernest Helms (Michael Winters) is filming local wildlife. While filming, he discovers a man attempting to break into his rental car. After foiling the man's attempt, Helms prepares to drive away but is thwarted by the man smashing the driver's window. Helms, however, succeeds in escaping the crazed man, but receives a minor cut on his hand. A few days later, in Frankfurt, Germany, Captain James Holland (Richard Dean Anderson), amidst preparations for his forthcoming transatlantic flight as Captain of Quantum Airlines Flight 66, is told by his doctor he does not have cancer. On board Flight 66, a Boeing 747, Helms (already displaying signs of illness) is assisted to his seat by flight attendant Brenda Hopkins (Kate Hodge). Shortly after takeoff, Helms rises from his seat and falls into cardiac arrest, and Brenda gives him CPR. Head flight attendant Barb Rollins (Jennifer Savidge) notifies Holland of the emergency, and the Captain and his check pilot, Daniel Robb (Richard Lawson) set a course for London's Heathrow Airport,. However they are turned away when British Air-Traffic Control informs them that one of the passengers (Helms) could be infected with a deadly strain of influenza.
Canopy (2013)
, 1h24Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
In 1942 an Australian fighter pilot is shot down behind enemy lines in Singapore. In evading the enemy through the jungle, he encounters an anti-Japanese Chinese guerrilla from Dalforce who is also separated from his comrades in arms. Despite being unable to speak each other's language, the two work together to make their way to safety.
, 1h40Directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Chuck Connors, Sheree North, Gary Collins, Victoria Principal, Stella Stevens, Henry Gibson
Following a Miss Universe style contest in Miami, Florida, the five semi-finalists are flown to Nassau, Bahamas in a flying boat along with the American contestant's stage mother, the group's escort Kate Malloy, the Miss Beautiful Master of Ceremonies Marv Barker, and a deadheading pilot, Paul Fabiani.
Without Orders (1936)
, 1h4Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Sally Eilers, Robert Armstrong, Charley Grapewin, Ward Bond, Vinton Hayworth, Frank M. Thomas
At Portland, Oregon, playboy pilot Len Kendrick (Vinton Haworth) lands at the end of a cross-country record flight, met by his father J.P. Kendrick (Charley Grapewin) who owns Amalgamated Air Lines. Len is a media darling, adored by fans for his daring flights. He is in love with Amalgamated stewardess Kay Armstrong (Sally Eilers) who is dating veteran pilot "Wad" Madison (Robert Armstrong). Len dates her sister Penny (Frances Sage) who learns that his hard-drinking and recklessness has caused the death of his co-pilot. Penny knows that he was drinking before the fateful flight and only escaped prosecution by bribing a bartender. She leaves Len who ends up at Amalgamated as a line pilot, being tutored by Wad.
Faith of My Fathers (2005)
, 1h30Directed by Peter Markle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Documentary, Historical
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Shawn Hatosy, Scott Glenn, Erin Cottrell, John Evermore, Chi Muoi Lo, Joe Chrest
John McCain flies his jet from a carrier on a bombing mission over Hanoi, Vietnam. As a warning buzzer announces incoming missiles, McCain stays with the bomb drop, but is hit by a missile. He lands in the water and is pulled ashore by an angry mob, and taken prisoner. Asked to give information, he gives out the names of a sports team rather than of his squadron. In flashbacks, his father tells of how his submarine escaped destruction in World War II, and told him not to worry about his grades, as his father and grandfather "really fooled them" by rising to admiral despite doing poorly in school. In prison, McCain sees other prisoners cruelly tortured, while he sees a couple who appear to have decided to cooperate with the enemy. McCain is given a choice to be released early in recognition that his father is commander of US forces in the Pacific, but he refuses, and suffers for it. During a stepped-up bombing campaign, the prisoners sing "Silent Night", after which negotiations result in a release of prisoners and a trip home.
Dresden (2006)
, 2h56Directed by Roland Suso Richter
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Felicitas Woll, John Light, Benjamin Sadler, Heiner Lauterbach, Marie Bäumer, Kai Wiesinger
Anna (Felicitas Woll), daughter of a wealthy hospital director, works as a nurse along with her father and her future husband, Doctor Alexander (Benjamin Sadler). Whilst behind enemy lines, British pilot Robert Newman (John Light) is severely wounded and hides in the hospital's cellar. Anna finds him and cures his wounds, slowly falling in love with him.
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about health care, Documentary films about technology, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about Islam, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Steve Buscemi
Grounded on 911 (2005)
Origin USA
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about technology, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about Islam, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
In response to the attacks on September 11, 2001, the FAA orders all planes out of the air. American and Canadian air traffic controllers face a difficult situation: how to safely re-route and land 6,500 planes carrying close to a million people. For individual air traffic controllers, the work is chaotic, intense, and deceptively simple: pick a new route for each flight; radio instructions to turn; listen for pilot confirmation; hold traffic to keep airways from overcrowding. From Cleveland, Ohio to Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, controllers on September 11 searched for alternate airports to land large jets as their traumatized colleagues return from breaktime having watched the attacks on TV.
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
SST: Death Flight (1977)
, 1h29Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Barbara Anderson, Peter Graves, Bert Convy, Lorne Greene, Tina Louise, Season Hubley
On the flight of Maiden 1, the first American supersonic transport, Captain Jim Walsh (Robert Reed) is the assigned pilot on an attempt to set a world speed record from New York to Paris. The flight crew includes the navigator (Robert Ito), stewardess Mae (Tina Louise) and steward (Billy Crystal). The select group on the ceremonial first flight include passengers and executives. On board is Willy Basset (Burgess Meredith), the designer of the SST, Tim Vernon (Bert Convy), the Cutlass Airlines head of publicity who is having an affair with "Miss SST" Angela Garland (Misty Rowe), the model who is the public face of the new aircraft. Hank Fairbanks (Doug McClure), an ex-pilot who now works for an airline group in South America as an aircraft buyer, accompanies the other VIPs, and wants to renew an earlier romance with Mae.
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
, 1h35Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about sharks, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, Vivica A. Fox, Kelly Osbourne, Kari Wuhrer, Judah Friedlander
Fin Shepard and his ex-wife April Wexler are flying to New York City to promote How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, a book April has written about the Los Angeles sharknado. As the plane comes in for a landing through a storm, it is battered by airborne sharks, losing an engine. Sharks enter the plane, killing passengers and crew, including both pilots. While Fin successfully lands the plane, April's hand is bitten off by a shark while she attempts to shoot it with an air marshal's handgun.
Fire and Rain (1990)
, 1h29Directed by Jerry Jameson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Charles Haid, Angie Dickinson, Penny Fuller, Tom Bosley, David Hasselhoff, Dean Jones
On August 2, 1985, Delta Airlines Flight 191, flown by Captain Connors (John Beck) and First Officer Rudy Price (Dick Christie) are preparing to land at Dallas on its single stop, flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Los Angeles. Air Traffic controllers advise that a thunderstorm is present. The flight crew surmise that the aircraft might get washed, but have no other worries about the storm being so near. Passengers such as Lucille Jacobson (Patti Labelle), who is terrified of flying, however, are fearful about landing in a storm. Others, like Marilyn (Gloria Hocking) and Mike Steinberg (Joe Berryman) are thinking more about their California vacation. As the rain pelts down on the airliner, there is no warning of an impending crisis.