Best Aviation Movies

2004 • Rating 7.2 • drama

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Ladykiller, Pilot, Biography, Based On True Story, Womanizer, Phobia, Aviation, Period Drama, U.S. Congress, Flying Boat

Time: Year 2004, 2000S, 2004-12-17

Place: Germany, United States Of America, English

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda

2016 • Rating 7.2 • drama, history

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

Genre: Drama, History

Style: Cerebral

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Rescue, New York City, Airplane, Investigation, Pilot, Based On True Story, Emergency Landing, Flight, Aviation, Airplane Accident

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, 2016-09-07

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Anna Gunn, Holt McCallany, Mike O'Malley, Jamey Sheridan

1942 • Rating 6.7 • war, drama

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

Genre: War, Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: World War Ii, Biography, Aviation, Black And White, Spitfire, This, Fictionalized Biopic Chronicles The True Story Of How Two Of The Most Remarkable Men In Aviation History - Visionary Spitfire Designer R, Mitchell And His Test Pilot Geoffrey Crisp - Designed A Streamlined Monoplane That Led To The Development Of The Spitfire

Time: Year 1942, 1940S, 1942-09-14

Place: United Kingdom, English, German, Italian

Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne

1957 • Rating 6.7 • adventure, drama, history

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, History

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Based On True Story, Flight, Historical Figure, Aviation, Airplane Crash, Transatlantic, Aviator, Aircraft Factory, Warnercolor, Charles Lindbergh Struggles To Finance And Design An Airplane That Will Make His New York To Paris Flight The First Solo Transatlantic Crossing

Time: Year 1957, 1950S, 1957-04-01

Place: United States Of America, English, New York, Paris France

Cast: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson, Marc Connelly, Arthur Space