Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "pilot-ejects"

1. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama

After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.

Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer

Votes: 699,758 | Gross: $718.73M

2. Pacific Rim (2013)

PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day

Votes: 531,398 | Gross: $101.80M

3. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.

Director: David Leitch | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby

Votes: 236,280 | Gross: $173.96M

4. The Predator (2018)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

Director: Shane Black | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key

Votes: 143,614 | Gross: $51.02M

5. First Man (2018)

PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler

Votes: 202,464 | Gross: $44.94M

6. Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat.

Director: Steven S. DeKnight | Stars: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman

Votes: 127,456 | Gross: $59.87M

7. Bridge of Spies (2015)

PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, History, Thriller

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan

Votes: 328,016 | Gross: $72.31M

8. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe

Votes: 188,852 | Gross: $103.14M

9. Space Cowboys (2000)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

When retired engineer Frank Corvin is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner

Votes: 86,289 | Gross: $90.46M

10. Stealth (2005)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control before it initiates the next world war.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard

Votes: 56,292 | Gross: $32.12M

11. The Osiris Child (2016)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.

Director: Shane Abbess | Stars: Kellan Lutz, Daniel MacPherson, Isabel Lucas, Luke Ford

Votes: 9,248

12. Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966)

G | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.

Director: Byron Paul | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan, Akim Tamiroff, Arthur Malet

Votes: 1,566 | Gross: $22.57M

13. Thud Pilots (2018)

90 min | Documentary

An edge-of-your-seat documentary that exposes the Vietnam Air War where an elite band of brothers known as Thud Pilots fought and died receiving neither the country's support nor glory.

Director: Mark Vizcarra | Stars: Larry Poole, Jeffrey L. Puras, Robert L. Cooper, Curtis Venable

Votes: 246

14. Nine Minutes (2017)

13 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

In the near future, an experienced astronaut, Lilian, and her A.I. explore a newly discovered planet. After weeks of research, a malfunction during the return launch forces Lilian to choose between survival and completing the mission.

Director: Ernie Gilbert | Stars: Constance Wu, Reggie Watts

Votes: 90

15. Vladimir Ilyushin: The Real First Man in Space (2000 Video)

Documentary

Profiling the real first man in space, who could not be presented to the world by the former Soviet Union as the returning, conquering hero, due to the fact that he crash landed and was ... See full summary »

Director: Elliott Haimoff

16. The Challenge of Flight - Eject! Eject! (2020)

46 min | War

With never-before-seen test crash footage, trace the progress of the pilot's safety system of last resort from inception to today's models.

Director: L. Douglas Keeney

17. Scary and Deadly Incidents in Space (2002 Video)

Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary

In charting the mysterious expanse of space, both men and women pioneers risked their lives to further mankind's reach and influence. Some of these pioneer heroes never came back, while ... See full summary »

Director: Elliott Haimoff

Votes: 5

18. 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: 166

19. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode: Brink of Disaster (1966)

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

International Rescue conducts an investigation after investing in a monorail system

Director: David Lane | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn

Votes: 138

20. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode: The Duchess Assignment (1966)

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

Lady Penelope discovers her friend, the Duchess of Roysten is in need of financial assistance. Penelope helps the Dutchess to loan out her prized portrait of a gazelle to a New York tycoon.... See full summary »

Director: David Elliott | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn

Votes: 137

21. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: MIG Alley (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

Robinson Risner flew an F-86 Saber in Korea at the dawn of the jet age. There, with a hunter's persistence, he pursued his prey whether Korean, Chinese or Russian leading to some dramatic ... See full summary »

Directors: Wayne Weiss, Robert Kirk | Stars: Phil Crowley, Frederick Blesse, Ralph Parr, Robinson Risner

Votes: 29

22. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: The Last Gunfighter (2006)

TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History, War

This program is practically a promotional video for the pilot pleasing F-8 Crusader. The effectiveness of this aircraft in early engagements against the MiG-17 including Dick Sahaffert's 10... See full summary »

Director: Robert Kirk | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 27

23. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: The Greatest Air Battles (2005)

Documentary, History, War

From World War One to Vietnam this program traces the evolution of the tactics and weapons used in aerial combat with archival footage, computer simulations and explanations by the pilots themselves.

Director: Robert Kirk | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 22

24. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: Jet vs. Jet (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

Mission turns to ambition as top Saber pilots vie for the title of jet ace during the Korean war.

Director: Jason McKinley | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 17

25. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: Gun Kills of Vietnam (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

An pair of American-piloted, propeller-driven Skyraider dive bombers manage to elude a Mig 17 jet fighter thanks to its tight turning radius then miraculously, scores the first gun kill of ... See full summary »

Director: Jason McKinley | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 16

26. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: Desert Aces (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

In the air battles over the Middle East, Arab and Israeli aircraft are closely matched making dogfight kills very tough. This program recounts the experiences of two of Israel's top dogfighters.

Director: Jason McKinley | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 18

27. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: No Room for Error (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

Notable low altitude dogfights.

Director: Jason McKinley | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 13

28. For All Mankind (2019– )
Episode: Pathfinder (2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

With a little help from Molly, Ed plans a career change - as his old Jamestown crewmates Gordo and Danielle struggle.

Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Shantel VanSanten

Votes: 1,563

29. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: MiG Killers of Midway (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

At the end of the Vietnam war the USS Midway's pilots and airmen engaged in some of the most thrilling and intense air combat.

Director: Jason McKinley | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 8

30. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
Episode: Landing the Eagle (2008)

TV-G | 44 min | Documentary, History

When We Left the Earth chronicles the Apollo program up until the historic Apollo 11 landing on the moon.

Director: Richard Dale | Stars: Gary Sinise, Gene Kranz, Eugene Cernan, Frank Borman

Votes: 65

31. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: Bounty Hunters (2010)

TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Obi-Wan, Anakin and Ahsoka crash land on Felucia and reluctantly join four bounty hunters in defending a village from Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang.

Director: Steward Lee | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Matt Lanter, Anna Graves, Ashley Eckstein

Votes: 3,422

32. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Vietnam: Alpha Strike

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

During the Vietnam War, American pilots fought the enemy in the skies. But were these enemy pilots North Vietnamese? Or from another communist country?

Stars: Charlton Heston, David H. Hackworth, Nguyen Hung, Bui Tin

33. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Prisoners of War, Part Three - Code of Conduct (1998)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

From brainwashing in Korea to courageous acts of heroism in Vietnam and the Gulf War, a unique examination of POWs, their families, and their secrets.

Stars: John McCain, Robert C. Doyle, Carol North, Walter H. Constance

34. Mustard (2017– )
Episode: A Plane Without Wings: The Story of the C.450 Coléoptère (2020)

8 min | Documentary

In the 1950s some French and American aerospace companies flirted with tail sitting vertical take off and landing airplanes. They presented some unexpected aerodynamic challenges.

35. The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode: This Is What We Do (July-December 1967) (2017)

TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary, History, War

As casualties mount on both sides, American soldiers face deadly ambushes and artillery. President Lyndon B. Johnson assures the American public that victory is within reach.

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Roger Harris, James Willbanks, Rion Causey

Votes: 728

36. No Man Left Behind (2016)
Episode: Stealth Fighter Down (2016)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Drama, History

A NATO stealth fighter is shot down in enemy territory after successfully bombing a military target in Belgrade. The pilot manages to eject and safely land using a parachute, but a race ... See full summary »

Director: Neil Rawles | Stars: Dale Zelko, John McGonagill, Jim Cardoso, Nathan Roberts

Votes: 23