Here we've displayed a list of the best Aviation films : Little Dieter Needs to Fly(1997), Airplane!(1980), Twelve O'Clock High(1949), The Aviator(2004), Bright Eyes(1934), Die Hard 2(1990), No Highway in the Sky(1951), Pacific Adventure(1947), The Tarnished Angels(1957), Catch-22(1970), Spitfire(1942), Air Force(1943) ... ...
8.0/10
Documentary
Germany|UK|France
1997
80 Minutes
pilot villager soldier filmmaker inspiring powerful quirky thailand laos jungle california household germany dieter dengler werner herzog aviation prisoners of war vietnam war escape underdog
German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Viet Cong, recreating many events for the camera.
7.7/10
Comedy
USA
1980
88 Minutes
Robert Hays Jerry Zucker Julie Hagerty Peter Graves Robert Stack Lloyd Bridges Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Lorna Patterson Stephen Stucker
pilot doctor flight attendant child ex-girlfriend playful madcap airplane hospital alcoholism accident disaster suicide guilt aviation rescue 1980s
A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.
7.7/10
War, Drama
USA
1949
132 Minutes
Gregory Peck Dean Jagger Gary Merrill Hugh Marlowe Millard Mitchell Bob Arthur Paul Stewart John Kellogg Robert Patten Lee MacGregor
pilot military officer soldier patriotic thrilling emotional england military base airplane horrors of war world war ii air raids aviation quest sacrifice 1940s
A hard-as-nails general takes over a bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.
7.5/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2004
166 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Cate Blanchett Kate Beckinsale John C. Reilly Alec Baldwin Alan Alda Ian Holm Danny Huston Gwen Stefani Jude Law Adam Scott
howard hughes katharine hepburn ava gardner entrepreneur actor pilot striking fascinating thrilling airplane hangar hollywood, calif. howard hughes love obsessive-compulsive disorder aviation filmmaking ambition fall rise love
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
7.3/10
Comedy
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Shirley Temple James Dunn Judith Allen Lois Wilson Charles Sellon Walter Johnson Jane Withers Theodore von Eltz Dorothy Christy Brandon Hurst George Irving
orphan maid pilot family patriarch dog young girl charming sad playful airport house plane courtroom child custody aviation tragic death rivalry sacrifice 1930s
An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1990
124 Minutes
Bruce Willis Bonnie Bedelia William Atherton Reginald VelJohnson Franco Nero William Sadler John Amos Dennis Franz Art Evans Fred Dalton Thompson Tom Bower
detective wife terrorist general thrilling suspenseful washington dulles international airport airplane church virginia terrorism love aviation politics heroism christmas love underdog rescue pursuit
John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
7.2/10
Drama
UK|USA
1951
98 Minutes
James Stewart Marlene Dietrich Glynis Johns Jack Hawkins Elizabeth Allan Kenneth More Janette Scott Ronald Squire
mathematician actress stewardess inspector suspenseful amusing laboratory england airport newfoundland courtroom aviation paranoia engineering plane crash sabotage discovery 1950s
An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.
7.1/10
Biography
Australia
1947
62 Minutes
Ron Randell Muriel Steinbeck John Tate
pilot prime minister navigator air traffic controller crew member spirited charming emotional suspenseful san francisco brisbane, australia airplane cockpit airport journey record setting navigation aviation teamwork adventure
An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1957
87 Minutes
Rock Hudson Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Jack Carson Robert Middleton Alan Reed Alexander Lockwood Chris Olsen Robert Wilke Troy Donahue William Schallert
journalist stunt pilot wife mechanic son showman melodramatic thrilling passionate striking new orleans carnival air show party family home airplane obsession aviation love triangle unhappy marriage
Story of a friendship between an eccentric journalist and a daredevil barnstorming pilot.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
121 Minutes
Alan Arkin Martin Balsam Richard Benjamin Art Garfunkel Jack Gilford Bob Newhart Anthony Perkins Paula Prentiss Martin Sheen Jon Voight Orson Welles
captain pilot soldier lieutenant doctor witty amusing profound island mediterranean sea war zone horrors of war bombing aviation disillusionment insanity world war ii escape discovery 1940s
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.
7.0/10
Biography
UK
1942
117 Minutes
Leslie Howard David Niven Rosamund John Roland Culver Anne Firth David Horne J.H. Roberts Derrick de Marney Bernard Miles Patricia Medina George Skillan
inventor pilot wife daughter nurse military officer inspiring melodramatic germany england airplane engineering aviation nazism world war ii terminal illness discovery quest sacrifice 1940s
Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health.
7.0/10
War
USA
1943
124 Minutes
John Ridgely Gig Young Arthur Kennedy John Garfield Charles Drake Harry Carey George Tobias Faye Emerson
pilot soldier gunner sergeant father mechanic thrilling intense airplane california hawaii philippines world war ii aviation battle death quest 1940s
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
7.0/10
Comedy
UK
1965
132 Minutes
Stuart Whitman Sarah Miles James Fox Alberto Sordi Robert Morley Gert Froebe Jean-Pierre Cassel Eric Sykes Terry-Thomas Tony Hancock Benny Hill
pilot newspaper owner beautiful woman american englishman villain madcap lighthearted airplane england aviation racing love triangle sportsmanship competition money quest rivalry love sacrifice
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1982
125 Minutes
Richard Gere Debra Winger Louis Gossett Jr. David Keith Robert Loggia Lisa Blount Lisa Eilbacher Tony Plana
naval officer girlfriend sergeant uplifting passionate patriotic naval base aviation romance school u.s. navy love sacrifice rise 1980s
A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
6.9/10
Action, Adventure
USA
1986
109 Minutes
Tom Cruise Kelly McGillis Anthony Edwards Val Kilmer Tom Skerritt Michael Ironside John Stockwell Barry Tubb Rick Rossovich Tim Robbins James Tolkan
pilot naval officer instructor rival lieutenant commander wife uplifting thrilling naval base aircraft carrier airplane rivalry aviation naval warfare romance student-teacher relationship love rise rivalry 1980s
As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
6.9/10
Adventure
USA
1938
118 Minutes
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy Lionel Barrymore Samuel S. Hinds Marjorie Main Gloria Holden Louis Jean Heydt
pilot mechanic wife boss gripping melodramatic kansas farm airplane aviation friendship alcoholism bravery adventure sacrifice 1930s
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
6.8/10
Drama, History
USA
1955
100 Minutes
Gary Cooper Charles Bickford Ralph Bellamy Rod Steiger Elizabeth Montgomery Fred Clark James Daly Jack Lord Peter Graves Darren McGavin Robert F. Simon
colonel general congressman major lawyer tense inspiring gripping rousing courtroom law office washington, d.c. military base billy mitchell court-martial trial aviation rebellion military incompetence rivalry
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
6.8/10
Adventure
USA
1935
95 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien June Travis Stuart Erwin Barton MacLane Henry Wadsworth Martha Tibbetts Isabel Jewell Craig Reynolds
pilot boss friend teenager suspenseful newark, n.j. airplane airplane hangar aviation friendship dangerous assignment transformation rescue 1930s
War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline in Newark. Dizzy is flirting with the girlfriend of a younger pilot and, due to this, he feigns illness to... See full summary »
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1938
105 Minutes
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Walter Pidgeon Leo Carrillo Johnny Hines Virginia Weidler
journalist pilot filmmaker assistant boss lighthearted witty charming shanghai new york city amazon airplane love triangle aviation chase journalism adventure rescue love 1930s
Two rival newsreel photographers join forces to find an aviatrix's missing brother, who has disappeared in the Amazon rainforest.
6.7/10
Biography
USA
1957
110 Minutes
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Dan Dailey Ward Bond Ken Curtis Edmund Lowe Kenneth Tobey James Todd Barry Kelley Sig Ruman Henry O'Neill
pilot mechanic wife rival director powerful patriotic confident florida military base hospital hollywood, calif. injury navy aviation filmmaking world war ii family transformation sacrifice
A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
6.7/10
Adventure, Drama
USA
1975
107 Minutes
Robert Redford Bo Svenson Bo Brundin Susan Sarandon Geoffrey Lewis Edward Herrmann Philip Bruns Roderick Cook Kelly Jean Peters Margot Kidder Scott Newman
pilot celebrity friend filmmaker inspiring lighthearted midwest airplane hollywood, calif. air force show business aviation rivalry daunting task fame adventure pursuit rise 1930s
After WW1, an ex-pilot takes up barn-storming and chance-meets a former German ace fighter pilot with whom he co-stars in Hollywood war movies depicting aerial dog-fights.
6.6/10
War
UK|USA
1962
105 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Wagner Shirley Anne Field Gary Cockrell Michael Crawford Bill Edwards Chuck Julian Robert Easton Al Waxman Tom Busby George Sperdakos
bomber pilot copilot captain lieutenant girlfriend sergeant brash confident thrilling melodramatic england air force base english channel love triangle world war ii aviation friendship mission rivalry transformation
In 1943, while stationed in Britain, arrogant Captain Buzz Rickson is in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, but his recklessness is endangering everyone around him.
6.6/10
War
UK
1945
95 Minutes
pilot friend cadet instructor brash patriotic rousing england united states canada flight school airplane training camp world war ii basic training mission aspirations aviation friendship quest
British propaganda film from WW2 stressing the importance of the navigator on RAF's bomber crews.
6.5/10
Fantasy
USA
1991
109 Minutes
Billy Campbell Jennifer Connelly Timothy Dalton Alan Arkin Paul Sorvino Terry O'Quinn Ed Lauter James Handy Tiny Ron Robert Miranda John Lavachielli
stunt pilot superhero actress nazi mechanic howard hughes campy spectacular los angeles air show aviation inventions hollywood unlikely hero jet pack superhuman abilities adventure discovery love 1930s
A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.
6.5/10
Adventure
USA
1941
133 Minutes
Errol Flynn Fred MacMurray Ralph Bellamy Alexis Smith Regis Toomey Allen Jenkins Craig Stevens Herb Anderson Moroni Olsen Addison Richards Louis Jean Heydt
pilot doctor best friend surgeon girlfriend intense fiery engaging airplane san diego hospital laboratory aviation medical experiments navy surgery research death discovery quest
A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
6.5/10
War
USA
1951
102 Minutes
John Wayne Robert Ryan Janis Carter Jay C. Flippen Don Taylor William Harrigan
marine pilot major captain sergeant brother-in-law intense thrilling inspiring military base airplane guadalcanal okinawa, japan world war ii aviation obsession discipline resistance alcohol quest
Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.
6.4/10
War
UK|USA
1964
101 Minutes
Cliff Robertson George Chakiris Maria Perschy Harry Andrews Donald Houston Michael Goodliffe
pilot soldier british officer nazi resistance fighter sister patriotic tense solemn inspiring norway england mountain fjord airplane military base world war ii secret mission suicide mission aviation
An RAF squadron is assigned to knock out a German rocket fuel factory in Norway. The factory supplies fuel for the Nazi effort to launch rockets on England during D-Day.
6.4/10
War
USA
1942
113 Minutes
James Cagney Dennis Morgan Brenda Marshall Alan Hale George Tobias Reginald Gardiner Reginald Denny Russell Arms Paul Cavanagh Clem Bevans J.M. Kerrigan
bush pilot fiancée doctor daughter storekeeper commanding officer spirited canada england plane crash aviation world war ii air force adventure sacrifice 1940s
Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1946
89 Minutes
Ann Sothern George Murphy Hillary Brooke Stephen McNally Ray Collins Jeff York Paul Harvey Murray Alper
inventor boss young woman beautiful woman tycoon secretary lighthearted amusing los angeles stadium college plant helicopter aviation sabotage inventions espionage sexism new job love
After graduating college Maisie becomes involved both professionally and personally Joe Morton, who's just developed a revolutionary helicopter.
6.3/10
Adventure
USA
1931
93 Minutes
Jack Holt Ralph Graves Fay Wray Hobart Bosworth Roscoe Karns Harold Goodwin Clarence Muse Emmett Corrigan
daredevil wife pilot explorer friend commander melodramatic thrilling striking new york city new jersey military base washington, d.c. south pole airship aviation love triangle exploration air disaster stranded
Jack Bradon is tasked to reach the South Pole with a dirigible.
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