Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "airplane-captain"

1. Flightplan (2005)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet, the child vanishes, and nobody will admit she was ever on the plane.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Kate Beahan

Votes: 171,915 | Gross: $89.71M

2. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane.

Director: John Moore | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Miranda Otto, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson

Votes: 56,770 | Gross: $21.01M

3. Back from Eternity (1956)

Approved | 97 min | Adventure, Drama

After a commercial plane crash lands in a South American jungle, the passengers and pilots must patch up the engines and escape the cannibal-infested area.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, Rod Steiger, Phyllis Kirk

Votes: 1,636

4. I Know What I Saw (2009 TV Movie)

92 min | Documentary

A documentary that compiles interviews of the most credible UFO witnesses around the world, and further details investigations conducted by analysts and government officials into UFO sightings.

Director: James Fox | Stars: Seth Adams, Steve Allen, Kenneth Arnold, Bob Ball

Votes: 814

5. Sky Liner (1949)

Approved | 61 min | Action, Crime, Drama

FBI Agent Steve Blair finds himself caught up in Cold War espionage when he boards a plane heading west. Some sensitive papers have disappeared and Steve must keep tabs on a suspect without giving himself away.

Director: William Berke | Stars: Richard Travis, Pamela Blake, Rochelle Hudson, Steven Geray

Votes: 253

6. Guy Martin: The Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber (2015 TV Movie)

72 min | Documentary

Guy Martin helps restore XH558, the last airworthy Avro Vulcan bomber, to prepare it for its last ever flight, a 1000-mile farewell tour of Great Britain, before it is grounded.

Director: James Woodroffe | Stars: Guy Martin, Shaun Dooley, Kevin Stone, Ray Watts

Votes: 229

7. Virgin Atlantic James Bond Style Television Commercial (2010 Video)

3 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

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Directors: Mats Lindberg, Pontus Löwenhielm, Ole Sanders, Traktor

8. Sentimental Journey (1976)

22 min | Short, Drama

A tribute to the Douglas DC-3 airplane.

Director: Ferde Grofé Jr. | Stars: James Stewart, Joseph Gallison, Don Mullin, Bob La Torra

Votes: 38

9. The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode: 747 (1978)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

David 'Brown' is flying from San Francisco to Chicago only to find out some of the crew are plotting to steal the Egyptian artifacts on board.

Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Edward Power

Votes: 327

10. JAG (1995–2005)
Episode: The Bridge at Kang So Ri (2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In Korea during the Korean War 23 Koreans died due to gunfire by US soldiers. The civilian press in the USA has refreshed accusations of an unjustified massacre. Harm, Mac, and others fly to Seoul to investigate; a hijacking interferes.

Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux, John M. Jackson

Votes: 145

11. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: The Plane Mutiny (1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

Becker grows resentful when the other partners enforce a partnership pose that forces him to share his do-it-yourself divorce video profits. Meanwhile, Brackman gets arrested after he ... See full summary »

Director: Sandy Smolan | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 33

12. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 5: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m. (2006)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack's search for the recording takes him to an airport in the Valley. Bill Buchanan helps covertly.

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gregory Itzin, James Morrison

Votes: 1,218

13. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 5: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m. (2006)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When President Logan realizes he is backed into a corner, he resorts to a drastic solution. While Karen becomes an ally in Jack's quest to expose Logan, Miles changes allegiances, and a villain from the past returns.

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Raver, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gregory Itzin

Votes: 1,223

14. Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow (2015–2022)
Episode: Episode #6.6 (2020)

23 min | Reality-TV

The one where Border force bully an innocent Nigerian tourist for five hours before they realise that the information in his visa is in fact correct, so they allow him to proceed.

Directors: Jimmy Dallas, Marc Knighton, Patrick Phillips, Juliette Murray-Topham | Star: Joanna Lumley

15. Air Crash Investigation (2003– )
Episode: Pushed to the Limit (2012)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Crime, History

When SilkAir flight 185 plunges 35,000 feet into the Musi River in Indonesia, the NTSB has a theory that the Indonesian authorities are not eager to accept.

Director: Karl Jason | Stars: Jonathan Aris, Robert Lee, Chris Murray, Thet Win

Votes: 144

16. CSI: Cyber (2015–2016)
Episode: 404: Flight Not Found (2016)

TV-PG | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team is drawn into the world's first case of cyber-hijacking when they investigate what appears to be a hack into air traffic control.

Director: Skipp Sudduth | Stars: Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Shad Moss, Charley Koontz

Votes: 200

17. Muppet Babies (2018–2022)
Episode: Sir Kermit the Brave/Animal Fly Airplane (2018)

TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When the Muppet Babies think Miss Nanny has been captured by a dragon, they set off to rescue her! During an imaginary flight to Paris, no one will let Animal take the wheel!

Directors: Yoon-suk Choi, Guy Moore, David Baas | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Eric Bauza, Matt Danner, Jessica DiCicco

Votes: 31