List of the best Ed Harris movies: The Abyss(1989), Riders of the Purple Sage(1996), Appaloosa(2008), The Third Miracle(1999), Winter Passing(2005), Knightriders(1981), Phantom(2013), That's What I Am(2011), A Beautiful Mind(2001), Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion(2003), The Way Back(2010), Sweet Dreams(1985) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Adventure
USA
1989
139 Minutes
Ed Harris Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Michael Biehn Leo Burmester Todd Graff John Bedford Lloyd J.C. Quinn Kimberly Scott Capt. Kidd Brewer Jr. George Robert Klek Christopher Murphy
engineer wife crew member creature naval officer chilling thrilling intense ocean underwater oceanic exploration the unknown teamwork mystery mission discovery escape mystery 1990s
A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
Western
USA
1996
90 Minutes
Jim Lassiter
Ed Harris Amy Madigan Henry Thomas Robin Tunney Norbert Weisser G.D. Spradlin Lynn Wanlass Bob L. Harris Jerry Willis Rusty Musselman
Billy Van is a dangerous and perfidious outlaw who kidnapped a wealthy woman and the wife of Hamilton Monroe for ransom. However, Hamilton, makes an offer to free Billy's partner Jesson ... See full summary »
Western, Drama
USA
2008
116 Minutes
Director
Ed Harris Viggo Mortensen Renée Zellweger Jeremy Irons Timothy Spall Lance Henriksen Rex Linn Ariadna Gil Tom Bower James Gammon
deputy rancher friend widow marshal gritty witty small town jail bar ranch assassination violence friendship trial abduction survival pursuit rescue 1880s
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Drama
USA
1999
119 Minutes
Frank Shore
Ed Harris Anne Heche Armin Mueller-Stahl Charles Haid Michael Rispoli James Gallanders Jean-Louis Roux Ken James Caterina Scorsone Barbara Sukowa Bob Jarvis
priest bishop daughter atheist intense moving solemn emotional church chicago czechoslovakia roman catholicism faith doubt canonization desire mother/daughter relationship discovery transformation forbidden love
The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood. During his investigation, the priest, who is experiencing a crisis of faith, re-discovers his own purpose in life.
Drama
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Don Holden
Ed Harris Zooey Deschanel Will Ferrell Amelia Warner Amy Madigan Dallas Roberts Sam Bottoms Rachel Dratch Robert Beitzel Deirdre O'Connell
actress bartender agent musician young woman father tense uneasy new york city michigan family home going home relationships depression death neglect transformation growing up 2000s
An editor offers Reese (actress/bartender) $100,000 for her recently dead mom's letters from her novelist dad. She heads home from NYC to get them. Her dad lives in the garage while two strangers live in the house.
Drama
USA
1981
145 Minutes
Billy
Ed Harris Gary Lahti Tom Savini Amy Ingersoll Patricia Tallman Christine Forrest
knight motorcycle gang leader biker renegade love interest enemy brooding passionate suspenseful fair house small town school rivalry jousting biker gang renaissance fair idealism traveling transformation
A medieval reenactment troupe find it increasingly difficult to keep their family-like group together, with pressure from local law enforcement, interest from entertainment agents and a growing sense of delusion from their leader.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
98 Minutes
Demi
Ed Harris David Duchovny William Fichtner Lance Henriksen Johnathon Schaech Jason Beghe Sean Patrick Flanery Jason Gray-Stanford Julian Adams
captain submarine officer technician kgb agent naval officer tense gripping incredible submarine russia pacific ocean political intrigue schemes cold war troubled past underdog rescue 1950s
The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.
Comedy, Drama
2011
101 Minutes
Mr. Simon
Ed Harris Chase Ellison Molly Parker Daniel Roebuck Randy Orton Daniel Yelsky Alexander Walters Mia Rose Frampton Amy Madigan
boy outcast classmate amusing southern california change outsiders chase rivalry 1960s
A boy (Chase Ellison) learns about appearances, tolerance and other concepts when his teacher (Ed Harris) pairs him with a misfit student to work on a class project.
Biography, Drama
USA
2001
135 Minutes
Parcher
Russell Crowe Ed Harris Jennifer Connelly Paul Bettany Adam Goldberg Judd Hirsch Josh Lucas Anthony Rapp Christopher Plummer Austin Pendleton Jason Gray-Stanford
professor student genius agent psychiatrist dark inspiring intricate university boston princeton, n.j. household social change deception mental illness john nash espionage mathematics rivalry fall
After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
Documentary
USA
2003
104 Minutes
Edward Edwards Ed Harris Shirley Knight Tim Robbins Susan Sarandon
buddhist monk warrior homeless person profound moving tibet monastery city mountain tibet buddhism freedom oppression poverty discovery underdog 1950s
A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance.
Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates|Poland|India
2010
133 Minutes
Jim Sturgess Ed Harris Colin Farrell Saoirse Ronan Mark Strong Gustaf Skarsgård Alexandru Potocean Sebastian Urzendowsky Stanislav Pishtalov Zachary Baharov
spy wife soldier prisoner emotional engaging siberia himalayas prison camp military war courage disillusionment journey escape quest 1930s
Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.
Biography
USA
1985
115 Minutes
Jessica Lange Ed Harris Ann Wedgeworth David Clennon James Staley Gary Basaraba John Goodman P.J. Soles
singer celebrity husband manager spirited emotional concert stage virginia nashville, tenn. household country music performance aspirations fame tragic death marriage rise transformation 1960s
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
114 Minutes
Shawn Maguire
Liam Neeson Ed Harris Joel Kinnaman Common Boyd Holbrook Genesis Rodriguez Vincent D'Onofrio Bruce McGill Lois Smith Patricia Kalember Beau Knapp
hit man mob boss police detective estranged son friend mobster brooding dark intense restaurant police station car street bar bedroom assassination mobsters estrangement danger protection
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|France|Germany|USA
2020
120 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Ed Harris Edgar Ramírez Clémence Poésy Matthias Schweighöfer Félix Moati Géza Röhrig Karl Markovics Bella Ramsey Alicia von Rittberg
resistance fighter resistance leader child jewish child jewish man nazi bleak brooding engaging gutsy heartwarming intense moving quirky sad suspenseful tense thrilling touching france
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
92 Minutes
Annette Bening Ed Harris Robin Williams Jess Weixler Amy Brenneman Linda Park Jeff Parise Kim Farris
widow woman man love interest husband art teacher moving emotional engaging endearing united states love romance loneliness lie secret love temptation 2010s
A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
1988
116 Minutes
Stefan
Christopher Lambert Ed Harris Joanne Whalley-Kilmer David Suchet Joss Ackland Tim Roth Pete Postlethwaite Timothy Spall Cherie Lunghi
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
Drama
USA
2015
87 Minutes
James Franco Ed Harris Amber Heard Cynthia Nixon Christian Slater Jim Parrack Timothée Chalamet Danny Flaherty Michael Cristofer Wilmer Valderrama
writer murder suspect missing wife friend defendant lawyer dark engaging intense powerful unrestrained courtroom home bookstore prison oakland, calif. murder investigation murder trial traumatic past truth
Elliot, a troubled former successful writer decides to write about a missing wife and the following murder trial of her husband.
Drama
USA
2014
85 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Ed Harris Milla Jovovich John Alberto Leguizamo Penn Badgley Dakota Johnson Anton Yelchin Peter Gerety Kevin Corrigan Vondie Curtis-Hall Bill Pullman
kingpin baron outlaw thrilling street city anarchy empire war rivalry
A gritty story of a take-no-prisoners war between dirty cops and an outlaw biker gang. A drug kingpin is driven to desperate measures.
Drama
2010
116 Minutes
Jennifer Connelly Ed Harris Emma Roberts Harrison Gilbertson Amy Madigan Toby Jones Carrie Preston Yeardley Smith Alex Frost Meighan Gerachis Jo Yang
A troubled single mother (Jennifer Connelly) carries on an affair with a married sheriff (Ed Harris) and struggles to raise her son in their small-minded town.
Drama
USA
1983
193 Minutes
Maj. John Herschel Glenn Jr., Mercury Astronaut
Sam Shepard Scott Glenn Ed Harris Dennis Quaid Fred Ward Barbara Hershey Kim Stanley Veronica Cartwright Jane Dornacker
astronaut wife john glenn alan shepard chuck yeager inspiring emotional california outer space spacecraft outer space nasa space travel courage technology discovery adventure rise quest 1960s
The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Action
USA
1996
136 Minutes
General Francis X. Hummel
Sean Connery Nicolas Cage Ed Harris Michael Biehn William Forsythe David Morse John Spencer John C. McGinley Tony Todd Bokeem Woodbine Danny Nucci
renegade marine fbi agent enemy scientist thrilling alcatraz island san francisco prison destruction redemption scandal biological warfare hostage situation terrorism pursuit rescue 1990s
A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
120 Minutes
Man
Jennifer Lawrence Javier Bardem Ed Harris Michelle Pfeiffer Domhnall Gleeson Brian Gleeson Stephen McHattie Kristen Wiig Jovan Adepo
young woman husband stranger guest wife child bleak disturbing creepy intense victorian house bedroom estate countryside terror male aggression instincts fandom egoism surrealism
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Comedy, Action, Drama
USA
2013
129 Minutes
Ed Du Bois
Mark Wahlberg Dwayne Johnson Ed Harris Anthony Mackie Tony Shalhoub Rob Corddry Ken Jeong Bar Paly Rebel Wilson
gym instructor gym member businessman wealthy man private detective motivational speaker brash unrestrained miami gym mansion warehouse kidnapping crime weightlifting extortion attempted murder pursuit wretched excess 1990s
A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.
Drama
Germany|Ireland|USA
2003
106 Minutes
Lester Farley
Anthony Hopkins Nicole Kidman Ed Harris Gary Sinise Wentworth Miller Jacinda Barrett Harry Lennix Clark Gregg Anna Deavere Smith Lizan Mitchell Kerry Washington
professor writer janitor husband wife brooding melodramatic passionate small town new england lake cabin college dark secrets race academia writing may-december romance identity fall
When a disgraced former college dean has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark, twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking fact about his own life that he has kept secret for fifty years.
Western
USA
2013
94 Minutes
Executive Producer
January Jones Jason Isaacs Ed Harris Vic Browder Jenny Gabrielle Eduardo Noriega Mia Stallard J.B. Tuttle Dylan Kenin Chad Brummett
In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.
Drama
USA
2010
92 Minutes
Liam
Brian Presley Taraji P. Henson Ed Harris Amy Madigan Peter Weller Ash Adams Chad Lindberg Sharon Gless Keegan Thomas
The hardest part about moving on is saying goodbye.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
96 Minutes
Kelly Grant
Vince Vaughn Julia Ormond Ed Harris Rory Cochrane Wallace Shawn George Wendt Stephen Tobolowsky Jeannetta Arnette Shishir Kurup Harper Roisman Romany Malco
con artist love interest telemarketer mistress boss confident gripping suspenseful phone bank bedroom office household deception scam romance double-cross telemarketing greed transformation forbidden love
The classic Twain story "The Prince and the Pauper" gets a modern slant when Prince Edward of Gelfland switches places with southern California surfer Cash Canty. Both discover a new world ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1980
97 Minutes
Hotchkiss
Charles Bronson Bruno Kirby Ed Harris Bert Remsen Michael Lerner Kenneth McMillan Karmin Murcelo Enrique Castillo Wilford Brimley Norman Alden James Victor
A U.S. Border Patrol officer (Charles Bronson) poses as an illegal alien to catch a killer (Ed Harris) smuggling laborers from Mexico.
Drama
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Dave Moss
Al Pacino Jack Lemmon Alec Baldwin Ed Harris Alan Arkin Kevin Spacey Jonathan Pryce Bruce Altman Jude Ciccolella Paul Butler
salesman manager client motivational speaker bleak dark disheartening new york city office business family money ambition real estate wretched excess fall revenge 1980s
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
115 Minutes
Det. Remy Broussard
Casey Affleck Michelle Monaghan Morgan Freeman Ed Harris John Ashton Amy Ryan Amy Madigan Titus Welliver Michael Kenneth Williams Edi Gathegi
private investigator girlfriend aunt cop drug dealer mother dark gripping suspenseful boston household hospital funeral kidnapping investigation death deception missing persons quest mystery
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
Drama
USA|UK|France|Canada|Germany
2002
114 Minutes
Richard
Meryl Streep Julianne Moore Nicole Kidman Ed Harris Toni Collette Claire Danes Jeff Daniels Stephen Dillane John C. Reilly Miranda Richardson Eileen Atkins
author housewife editor former lover emotional gripping moving household london los angeles new york city hotel suicide death party mental illness homosexuality discovery 1940s
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Drama
USA
1984
111 Minutes
Wayne Lomax
Sally Field Lindsay Crouse John Malkovich Ed Harris Amy Madigan Danny Glover Terry O'Quinn Bert Remsen Ray Baker
widow hobo boarder sister brother-in-law child emotional engaging uplifting texas farm boardinghouse farming poverty family friendship infidelity sacrifice underdog rise
In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people.
Adventure, Drama
USA|Mexico
1983
128 Minutes
Oates
Nick Nolte Joanna Cassidy Gene Hackman Ed Harris Alma Martinez Holly Palance Ella Laboriel Samuel Zarzosa Jonathan Zarzosa Raul Picasso Oswaldo Doria
photojournalist journalist love interest rebel soldier president gritty intense suspenseful nicaragua revolution death corruption media love triangle civil war love transformation 1970s
Three journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somozoa regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979.
War, Drama
USA
2020
110 Minutes
Ray Mott
Sebastian Stan Christopher Plummer William Hurt Ed Harris Samuel L. Jackson Bradley Whitford Jeremy Irvine Alison Sudol Michael Imperioli Linus Roache Peter Fonda
soldier son government official friend mother father wild disturbing emotional gripping intense incredible vietnam war zone pentagon america city war military vietnam war
Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nation's highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield.
Action, Adventure
USA
2007
130 Minutes
Jeb Wilkinson
Nicolas Cage Jon Voight Harvey Keitel Ed Harris Diane Kruger Justin Bartha Helen Mirren Bruce Greenwood Alicia Coppola Ty Burrell Christian Camargo
treasure hunter girlfriend friend mother father president suspenseful melodramatic thrilling paris france england mount rushmore buckingham palace cave conspiracy family assassination history treasure
Benjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
96 Minutes
Dr. Paul Blaylock
Pierce Brosnan Greg Kinnear Jennifer Connelly Ed Harris Marisa Tomei Isabelle Fuhrman Jim Gaffigan Yul Vazquez Howard Hesseman
pastor atheist melodramatic amusing thrilling michigan salvation god faith discovery
Set in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.
War, Drama
Ireland|UK|France|Germany|USA
2001
131 Minutes
Major Konig
Joseph Fiennes Jude Law Rachel Weisz Bob Hoskins Ed Harris Ron Perlman Gabriel Marshall-Thomson Eva Mattes Matthias Habich Sophie Rois Mikhail Matveev
russian soldier german soldier double agent beautiful woman intense powerful passionate russia battlefield military base war battle of stalingrad rivalry romance betrayal rivalry quest 1940s
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Drama, History
USA
1995
140 Minutes
Gene Kranz
Tom Hanks Bill Paxton Kevin Bacon Gary Sinise Ed Harris Kathleen Quinlan David Andrews Xander Berkeley Christian Clemenson Brett Cullen Loren Dean
astronaut wife flight director pilot engaging emotional suspenseful outer space spacecraft texas houston space travel nasa dangerous assignment courage quest discovery rescue 1970s
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1993
154 Minutes
Wayne Tarrance
Tom Cruise Jeanne Tripplehorn Gene Hackman Holly Hunter Ed Harris Hal Holbrook Terry Kinney Wilford Brimley David Strathairn Gary Busey Steven Hill
lawyer fbi agent coworker boss mafia boss intricate suspenseful prison office harvard university apartment lawlessness corruption greed surveillance paranoia mafia rise fall revenge
A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
102 Minutes
Christof
Jim Carrey Laura Linney Noah Emmerich Natascha McElhone Holland Taylor Ed Harris Brian Delate Una Damon Paul Giamatti Philip Baker Hall Peter Krause
good guy producer actress ex-girlfriend uplifting endearing quirky alternate reality florida small town television studio manipulation media deception television discovery transformation underdog 1980s
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
102 Minutes
David Englander
Sam Worthington Elizabeth Banks Jamie Bell Anthony Mackie Genesis Rodriguez Ed Harris Titus Welliver Ed Burns Kyra Sedgwick
ex-cop psychologist police officer news reporter wealthy man suspenseful intricate thrilling new york city roosevelt hotel ledge funeral prison hotel room heist suicide attempt wrongful conviction set-up negotiation mystery
As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.
Drama, History
USA
2016
114 Minutes
Joy
Nat Wolff James Franco Selena Gomez Vincent D'Onofrio Robert Duvall Ed Harris Sam Shepard Josh Hutcherson John Savage Ashley Greene Bryan Cranston
migrant worker landowner police officer union boss rousing inspiring melodramatic engaging california field house farm woods migrant experience struggle great depression democracy strike social activism fall
An activist gets caught up in the labor movement for farm workers in California during the 1930s.
Comedy, Drama
1984
100 Minutes
Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell Christine Lahti Fred Ward Holly Hunter Ed Harris Roger Corman
A housewife (Goldie Hawn) flirts with a jazzy 4-F co-worker (Kurt Russell) at a World War II aircraft plant.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2005
96 Minutes
Carl Fogarty
Viggo Mortensen Maria Bello William Hurt Ashton Holmes Stephen McHattie Peter MacNeill Ed Harris Heidi Hayes Greg Bryk Steve Arbuckle Sumela Kay
husband wife son daughter brother mobster chilling diner indiana small town family home philadelphia murder organized crime family violence transformation revenge 2000s
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
Sci-Fi, Action
South Korea|Czech Republic
2013
125 Minutes
Wilford
Chris Evans Song Kang-ho Tilda Swinton Jamie Bell Octavia Spencer John Hurt Ed Harris Ewen Bremner Ah-sung Ko Alison Pill Vlad Ivanov
survivor man train revolutionary soldier leader brooding brash intense train classroom barracks office train station train tracks apocalypse train travel survival control determination
In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.
Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
1982
117 Minutes
Hank Blaine (segment "Father's Day")
Hal Holbrook Adrienne Barbeau E.G. Marshall Fritz Weaver Leslie Nielsen Carrie Nye Viveca Lindfors Ed Harris Ted Danson Stephen King Warner Shook
monster alien husband murderer father daughter gory suspenseful campy frightening small town farm beach cemetery house supernatural revenge death alien invasion alcohol
An anthology which tells five terrifying tales inspired by the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s.
Sci-Fi
USA|UK
1980
100 Minutes
Chuck Polcheck
Tom Mason Eric Braeden Melinda Fee Fawne Harriman Matthew Laborteaux Ron Masak Caroline McWilliams John Milford Max Gail Ed Harris Hank Brandt
A filmed record of the 1978 "Alternative Miss World" beauty pageant held in a circus tent on Clapham Common in South London.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Hong Kong
2017
109 Minutes
Leonard Dekkom
Gerard Butler Jim Sturgess Abbie Cornish Alexandra Maria Lara Daniel Wu Eugenio Derbez Amr Waked Adepero Oduye Andy Garcia Ed Harris Robert Sheehan
politician scientist couple pilot bleak brutal gripping intense somber big city small town airplane ocean storm shelter natural disasters satellite storm saving the planet destruction escape
When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
121 Minutes
Warren Beatty Lily Collins Alden Ehrenreich Annette Bening Matthew Broderick Alec Baldwin Haley Bennett Candice Bergen Dabney Coleman Steve Coogan Ed Harris
actress howard hughes driver director staff member friend brooding emotional intense hollywood, calif. mansion movie studio bedroom car airport hollywood howard hughes dating contract relationships
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her ambitious driver, and their eccentric boss, the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes.
Action, Adventure
USA|China
2021
Minutes
Tom Cruise Miles Teller Jennifer Connelly Jon Hamm Glen Powell Lewis Pullman Charles Parnell Bashir Salahuddin Monica Barbaro Jay Ellis Danny Ramirez
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.