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Passenger 57 (1992)
, 1h20Directed by Kevin Hooks
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore, Alex Datcher, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Hurley
International psychopath terrorist Charles Rane (Bruce Payne), known as "The Rane of Terror", is caught by the FBI and local authorities just as he is about to receive plastic surgery to alter his features. The FBI make plans to return Rane to Los Angeles aboard a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar passenger aircraft for him to stand trial.
7 Days in Entebbe (2018)
, 1h47Directed by José Padilha
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Actors Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Lior Ashkenazi, Ben Schnetzer, Denis Ménochet
Le 27 juin 1976, le vol Air France 139, venant de Tel Aviv en Israël, transporte 246 passagers (dont une majorité d'Israéliens) et douze membres d'équipage. L'appareil décolle d'Athènes pour rejoindre Paris. Mais le vol est détourné par quatre révolutionnaires, deux Palestiniens membres du Front populaire de libération de la Palestine et deux Allemands, dont le bras droit de Carlos, appartenant aux Revolutionäre Zellen, qui prennent le contrôle de l'avion et le détournent vers Entebbe en Ouganda où ils atterrissent à l'aéroport international d'Entebbe.
Victory at Entebbe (1976)
, 1h59Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Dreyfuss, Julius Harris, Kirk Douglas
L'histoire se base sur les faits réels survenus en Ouganda en juillet 1976. À la suite du détournement d'un avion d'Air France par des pirates de l'air acquis à la cause palestinienne vers l'aéroport d'Entebbe, un commando israélien est envoyé pour mettre fin à la prise d'otages. Ce raid militaire est officiellement connu sous le nom d’opération Tonnerre, opération Jonathan ou raid d'Entebbe.
September (2003)
, 1h55Directed by Max Färberböck
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about terrorism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Justus von Dohnányi, Nina Proll, Jörg Schüttauf, Stefanie Stappenbeck, Anja Kling
Airport '77 (1977)
, 1h54Directed by Jerry Jameson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, James Stewart, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Brenda Vaccaro
A privately owned luxury Boeing 747-100, Stevens' Flight 23, flies invited guests to an estate in Palm Beach, Florida, owned by wealthy philanthropist Philip Stevens, who also owns the jetliner. Valuable artwork from Stevens's private collection is also on board the jetliner, to be eventually displayed in his new museum. Such a collection motivates a group of thieves led by co-pilot Bob Chambers to hijack the aircraft.
Skyjacked (1972)
, 1h41Directed by John Guillermin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings
Actors Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin, Claude Akins, Jeanne Crain, Walter Pidgeon
During a routine flight to Minneapolis, a passenger (Susan Dey) aboard Global Airways Flight 502, a Boeing 707, discovers a bomb threat written on the mirror of one of the first-class bathrooms. A second threat is soon found left on a napkin in a galley. Captain Hank O'Hara (Charlton Heston) takes the cryptic threats seriously and follows the instructions -- "Bomb on plane divert to Anchorage Alaska. No Joke, No Tricks. Death"—by changing course for Alaska. To avoid an explosive decompression if a bomb goes off, he flies at lower altitude, increasing fuel consumption.
Septem8er Tapes (2004)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about terrorism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors George Calil, Wali Razaqi, Marco Khan,arm.Մարկո Խան (Մարկո Խանլյան), India Dupré, Anthony Azizi
Six mois après les événements tragiques du 11 septembre 2001, le journaliste américain Don Larson se rend en Afghanistan afin de retrouver Oussama Ben Laden. Des enregistrements vidéo lui ayant appartenus sont retrouvés par le ministère de la défense américaine...
Kurbaan (2009)
, 2h40Directed by Rensil D'Silva
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about terrorism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri, Kiron Kher, Rupinder Nagra
Avantika Ahuja (Kareena Kapoor) who lives in the United States returns to Delhi after her father has a cardiac arrest. While in Delhi she meets Ehsaan Khan (Saif Ali Khan), a University professor from Mumbai. Being in the same career field at the same place, love blossoms between the two. Meanwhile Avantika gets a call from New York asking her to rejoin her job. She breaks this news to Ehsaan and expresses her desire to work in the US, Ehsaan agrees and joins her but before that Avantika's father has some reservations about his daughter marrying a Muslim. However he gives in as the couple has decided to get married. Eventually they get married and move to the USA.
The Delta Force (1986)
, 2h5Directed by Menahem Golan
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Motocyclette, Political films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Actors Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin, Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop, Kim Delaney, Robert Forster
The film opens up on Operation Eagle Claw, the American operation to rescue American hostages being held at the U.S. embassy to Tehran. The operation is being aborted after a fatal helicopter crash, with the U.S. Delta Force evacuating to their C-130 transports. Among them is Captain Scott McCoy, who, against orders, rescues his wounded comrade Pete Peterson from the burning helicopter before the team finally evacuates. McCoy expresses his disgust for the politicians and military hierarchy that forced the mission to launch despite the risks, and announces he is resigning his commission.
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
, 1h49Directed by Freddie Francis
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films about hijackings
Actors Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Gordon Jackson, John Vernon, David Janssen, Burgess Meredith
The Caribbean Star, a combination cargo ship and floating casino is hijacked by terrorists led by Luis Carreras (John Vernon), who installs an atomic bomb, holding both the passengers and the bomb hostage, hoping to exchange them for the gold bullion on an U.S. Treasury ship. However, First Officer John Carter (Richard Harris), Susan Beresford (Ann Turkel), and Dr. Marston (Gordon Jackson) join forces to foil the plan. David Janssen and Burgess Meredith also appear in supporting roles.
, 1h39Directed by Geoff Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Rail transport films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl, Morris Chestnut, Everett McGill, Brenda Bakke
Casey Ryback has retired from the United States Navy and is a chef at the Mile High Cafe in Denver, Colorado. Casey is taking his estranged niece Sarah to Los Angeles to visit the grave of Sarah's father. Sarah and Casey board the Grand Continental, a train traveling from Denver to Los Angeles through the Rocky Mountains. Armed mercenaries, led by former U.S. government computer hacker and computer genius Travis Dane and mercenary leader Marcus Penn, hijack the train. Dane worked on Grazer One, a top-secret military satellite particle weapon designed to destroy underground targets. The military fired Dane because of his mental instability; Dane later faked his suicide.
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
, 1h34Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, Buzz Kulik
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Road movies, Dans un avion, Heist films, Chase films, Films about hijackings
Actors Treat Williams, Robert Duvall, Kathryn Harrold, Paul Gleason, R.G. Armstrong, Ed Flanders
The film opens with the hijacker leaving a plane by its aft airway on a clear day, parachuting into a forest in Washington. The man is later identified as Jim Meade (Treat Williams), an ex-Army man with big dreams. Meade escapes the manhunt using a jeep he had previously hidden in the forest and concealing the money in the carcass of a deer. He eventually meets up with his estranged wife Hannah (Kathryn Harrold), who operates a river rafting company. Meanwhile, Meade is being hunted by Bob Gruen (Robert Duvall), an insurance investigator who was Meade's sergeant in the Army, and Meade's Army buddy Remson (Paul Gleason), who listened when Meade had talked about hijacking a plane.
I Am Singh (2011)
Directed by Puneet Issar
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about terrorism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Puneet Issar, Tulip Joshi, Kavi Raz, Mika Singh, Gerald Brodin, Joseph Gatt
Ranveer Singh is shocked when his younger brother living in the US is killed in a post-9/11 hate crime. He travels to Los Angeles to bring his brother's murderers to justice. There he meets former LAPD officer Fateh Singh and Pakistani American Rizwan Hyder who help him uncover the truth of what really happened.
, 1h40Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Rail transport films, Dans un avion, Heist films, Films about hijackings
Actors Edward James Olmos, Vincent D'Onofrio, Donnie Wahlberg, Richard Schiff, Lorraine Bracco, Lisa Vidal
Edward James Olmos plays Detective Anthony Piscotti, a New York City police officer. He is trying to crack the taking of a subway train where the antagonists are holding the passengers for ransom.
A Few Days in September (2006)
, 1h52Directed by Santiago Amigorena
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Juliette Binoche, John Turturro, Sara Forestier, Tom Riley, Nick Nolte, Mathieu Demy
A Few Days in September imagines a scenario in which an American C.I.A. agent, Elliot, with advance intelligence about the attacks on New York's World Trade Center towers is being chased by an assassin, William Pound, while he is trying to reunite himself with his two grown up children via an old female colleague, Irène.