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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: 699,105 | Gross: $718.73M
2. Hot Shots! (1991)
PG-13 | 85 min | Action, Comedy
A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 116,735 | Gross: $69.47M
3. Always (1989)
PG | 122 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman
Votes: 32,821 | Gross: $43.86M
4. The Dam Busters (1955)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, History, War
Drama based on the attempt by the RAF to destroy six dams in Germany during World War II.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney
Votes: 11,381
5. A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Passed | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A dead World War II bomber pilot, Pete Sandidge becomes the guardian angel of another pilot, Ted Randall. He guides Ted through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her excessive devotion to Sandidge's memory.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Ward Bond
Votes: 2,918
6. Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air (1942)
Approved | 78 min | Drama, Romance, War
A veteran American flyer trains new recruits, including the acrophobic son of his dead war buddy. Complications arise when the younger man falls in love with his mentor's girl.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Gene Tierney, Preston Foster, John Sutton, Jack Holt
Votes: 586
7. Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight as a passenger. In 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan undertake her longest flight: a round-the-world attempt. However, the plane disappears in the process.
Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: Diane Keaton, Rutger Hauer, Bruce Dern, Paul Guilfoyle
Votes: 446
8. Of Thee I Sting (1946)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A (male?!) mosquito army prepares for the attack. We see basic training, which includes an obstacle course (slapping hands, fly swatters), target practice on stuffed dummy human forms, and ... See full summary »
Directors: Friz Freleng, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 169
9. Driftwood (1947)
Approved | 88 min | Drama
Six-year-old Jenny rescues a collie dog, the only survivor of a plane wreck. A tag on the dog's neck states that it is en route to a medical laboratory where its blood will be used for ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, Charlotte Greenwood
Votes: 420
10. Cloud Dancer (1980)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Drama
Fictionalized account of a competition acrobatic pilot.
Director: Barry Brown | Stars: David Carradine, Jennifer O'Neill, Joseph Bottoms, Colleen Camp
Votes: 233
11. Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose, 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee (1978)
103 min | Comedy
Sepp and Willy inherit a secluded mountain farm. When they find an old biplane in the barn, they come up with the idea to open a flight school, but they meet the resistance of the mayor of the place.
Director: Gunter Otto | Stars: Peter Steiner, Erich Kleiber, Franz Muxeneder, Judith Fritsch
Votes: 74
12. Dragonfly Squadron (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Drama, War
In Pusan, shortly before the start of the Korean War, American flight instructors teach South Korean pilots how to fly US-made warplanes.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: John Hodiak, Barbara Britton, Bruce Bennett, Jess Barker
Votes: 168
13. The Yellow Squadron (1954)
86 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the border. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Force Base, ... See full summary »
Director: Stig Olin | Stars: Hasse Ekman, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz, Sven Lindberg, Lars Ekborg
Votes: 168
14. Quax, der Bruchpilot (1941)
92 min | Comedy
Director: Kurt Hoffmann | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt, Lothar Firmans, Harry Liedtke
Votes: 587
15. Beyond the Line of Duty (1942)
Approved | 22 min | Short, Biography, War
This short film in support of the war effort dramatizes the training and missions of Army Air Forces Captain Hewett T. Wheless, a former Texas ranch hand who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in the early days of WWII.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Hewitt T. Wheless, Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hubert R. Harmon
Votes: 325
16. Reconnaissance Pilot (1943)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War as he flies reconnaissance missions over enemy-held islands.
Stars: Walter Baldwin, Ralph Byrd, William Forrest, William Holden
Votes: 36
17. Första divisionen (1941)
92 min | Drama, War
The year is 1941 and Nazi Germany is at its peak. Hitler's army is storming into the Soviet Union. Sweden stands lonely and isolated while the air force is training intensely due to a ... See full summary »
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Lars Hanson, Gunnar Sjöberg, Stig Järrel, Hasse Ekman
Votes: 168
18. Eyes of the Navy (1940)
Approved | 20 min | Documentary, Short
Produced in cooperation with the United States Navy, the film follows naval aviators through their basic training in Pensacola, Florida and advanced training at San Diego, California.
Stars: James Conaty, Warren McCollum, Charles Middleton, Russell Wade
Votes: 223
19. How to Fly the B-26 Airplane (1944)
47 min | Documentary
Documentary feature film depicting the training of young Lieutenant Jim Anthony as a pilot of the B-26 Marauder bomber. Dick, the captain charged with pilot instruction, leads Jim through ... See full summary »
Stars: Don Porter, Craig Stevens, William Warren, Frank Wilcox
Votes: 11
20. Popular Science No. J-1-3 (1942)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, War
The issue if the series includes views of the 'skidoodler,', a ski-tow that climbs mountain slopes without effort; a frosted=food farm covering 25,000 acres in Brigeton, New Jersey; and a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Carlisle | Star: Gayne Whitman
21. Flying the P-61 Series Airplane (1944)
28 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary short film depicts the proper manner for ground inspection, flight preparation, takeoff, flying, single-engine flying, and landing of the P-61 series of American night ... See full summary »
22. Ejection decision - A second too late! (1981)
21 min | Short
Reasons that lead to the deterioration of the survival rate of USAF crew members in out-of-control aircraft are discussed. Pilots who used the ejection seat share their experiences.
Stars: Rudy Delgado, Leland K. Lukens, Grant McNaughton
23. They Fly with the Fleet (1951)
Approved | 16 min | Documentary, Short, News
Filmed at the U.S. Naval Aviation Training Station at Pensacola, Florida, this entry in RKO's "This is America" series follows the transformation of an aviation cadet into a full-fledged airman as an Ensign in the U. S. Navy air arm.
Director: Larry O'Reilly | Stars: Dwight Weist, Peter Roberts
24. Creating the Spectacle: Flying Free, Fledgling Flights (2014 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Director: Sue Austin | Stars: Sue Austin, Rob Keene
25.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Navy Blues
(1997)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A female Navy pilot kills an officer over their affair. However, McCoy suspects that the Navy may be impeding the D.A. office's investigation because she is a valuable asset and a positive female role model.
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 323
26.
Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017–2020)
Episode:
Top Wing/Fried Mean Tomatoes
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Wendy aspires to be part of the hotel's aerial security team. Mavis tries to make Quasimodo be nice.
Director: Robin Budd | Stars: Bryn McAuley, Evany Rosen, Gage Munroe, Joseph Motiki
Votes: 12