Films about the hijacking of an airplane

Films about the hijacking of an airplane
List of the best films about hijacking according to visitors: Airport '77, Final Approach, Captain Phillips, United 93, Blood Red Sky, Non-Stop, Flight 93, Air Force One, Drop Zone, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.

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Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:54

Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA

FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage nightmare: stuck aboard a plane that's been taken over by a group of well-armed terrorists who threaten to detonate a nuclear weapon unless they receive a billion dollars

Markimdb: 7.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:14

    The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
    Duration01:51

    A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, action, thriller
    CountryGermany, USA

    A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreaction, thriller, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, Canada
    Duration01:46

    Bill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service. He views the assignment not as a life-saving duty, but as a desk job in the sky. However, today's flight will be no routine trip. Shortly into the transatlantic journey from New York to London, he receives a series of mysterious text messages ordering him to have the government transfer $150 million into a secret account, or a passenger will die every 20 minutes.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, history
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:29

    Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks. It premiered January 30, 2006 on the A&E Network and was re-broadcast several times throughout 2006. The film focused heavily on eight passengers, namely Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Tom Burnett, Jeremy Glick, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald Greene, Nicole Miller, and Honor Elizabeth Wainio. It features small appearances from many other passengers, namely Donald Peterson and his wife, Jean, and also from flight attendant Sandra Bradshaw.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration02:04

    Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold his principles - and the integrity of the nation.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    A team of skydiving crooks led by rogue DEA agent Ty Moncrief specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so they can steal undercover agents' files and sell them to drug lords. Federal Marshal Pete Nessip lost a brother to this crew and learns skydiving with the help of the tough instructor Jessie Crossmann so he can track them down.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:42

    Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Malta
    Duration02:28

    In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane with 248 passengers on board and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    When the government puts all its rotten criminal eggs in one airborne basket, it's asking for trouble. Before you can say, "Pass the barf bag," the crooks control the plane, led by creepy Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. Watching his every move is the just-released Cameron Poe, who'd rather reunite with his family.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:13

    Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, history
    CountryFrance

    Saturday 24th December 1994. Four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus at the Algiers airport. The Airbus, bound for Paris, has 227 passengers on board. No one knows exactly what the terrorists’ intentions are, just that they are armed and extremely determined. They demand the liberation of their “brothers in arms” and want the aircraft to take off at once. After very lengthy and intense negotiations between the French and Algerian governments, the plane is finally allowed to leave. There are three main characters at the heart of the action: a member of the GIGN, Carole Jeanton, an ambitious technocrat willing to do anything it takes to achieve personal gain from the events, and Yahia Abdallah, a determined jihadist who grew up in the slums of Algiers and was being manipulated by an obscure GIA envoy, Ali Touchent.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
    CountryIran

    Two Iranian pilots are in a special mission to save the people of a Syrian city who are surrounded by the terrorists. But they have to face many challenges before manage to accomplish their mission.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrefantastic, action
    CountryUSA

    A U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists whom are trying to steal two top secret F-117A Stealth Fighters from the cargo hold of a gigantic C-5 Galaxy Transport flying at 30,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryIran

    A person wants to hijack an airplane to go out of Iran and cure his sick son.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, action, military
    CountryNew Zealand, USA

    A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
    CountryUSA, Australia
    Duration01:51

    Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:29

    A single mom and her child are carjacked by a bank robber who has no intention of letting them go.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    A U.S. government built flying saucer is launched into space on a top secret test flight, but is brought down by exiled ruler of an outlaw nation who uses a remote control device to cause the ship to land at his secret base in Mexico. Agent Matt Helm is assigned to find the saucer and has to contend with an enemy agent and an Arab assassin.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryGermany, South Africa, USA
    Duration01:32

    A terrorist posing as environmentalist hijacks an oil rig off the coast of California with the intent of detonating an electromagnetic bomb over the US.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China
    Duration02:35

    Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama
    CountryWest Germany, USA
    Duration01:36

    American judge in Germany must decide if the hijacking of an East German plane into West Berlin was justified.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:55

    To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the Titanic.

    Markimdb: 3.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A navy pilot fakes his own death and steals a stealth fighter plane from a U.S.A.F base. He then acts as a mercenary, targeting military installations around the world.

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    When the top secret prototype of the Nova Stealth fighter has been stolen, the Pentagon launches big alarm; the plane shouldn't come into hostile hands...

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    Impressive debut feature from writer director Inon Shampanier. A man needs to convince his kidknappers that they have got the wrong person before they deliver him to his death.

    Markimdb: 3.9
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:01

    A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    The story of 4 lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the 4 kids, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice, a heartbroken Billy returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds there is more disconcerting: his best friend Stanley has become unstable, mysterious and withdrawn from those around him. Billy teams up with another old friend to find out what's going on and as they probe Stanley's recent activities, their friend's behaviour seems more and more bizarre and frightening.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrethriller, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration01:40

    A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:38

      Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA

      A special agent's plans to reconcile with his ex-fiancé are ruined when she boards a private jet that is targeted by hijackers working for the same crime lord that he is chasing.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn't about to stand this sort of thing.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, Italy, France, Japan
      Duration01:53

      A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

      Markimdb: 4.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:00

      A counterterrorism specialist is assigned by the President to track down a terrorist who is suspected of planning to set off a nuclear device in the U.S.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA

      A group of drug runners/freedom fighters has kidnapped a busload of tourists in the Philippines and is threatening to kill them all if one of their partners is not released from prison and the government doesn't halt its anti-drug policies. To stop the criminals, a trio of specialist soldiers are called in. Even with all their training, will they be able to stop the terrorists when they begin killing hostages and turning loose their squads of attack midgets?

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:52

      After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. Now he must confront his fear and the assassin, who seems to be well aware of Jack's problem.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:29

      After a bank robbery, four criminals escape to Mexico, but a storm causes an accident which takes down the plane where several die in the crash. The criminals take it into their own hands to continue when one survivor is attacked and eaten by a crocodile. The criminals kill it, but from then on the mother Crocodile is on a killing spree with a goal to kill each survivor. But that is not the only worry, because they're trapped within it's world, and if it doesn't kill them, the criminals will.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrethriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florida. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genreaction, comedy
      CountryNorway
      Duration02:36

      After two years in prison for participating in an illegal street race, Roy says no to a new illegal winter race from Bergen to Murmansk. But then he hears that his daughter will participate with a boyfriend.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:35

      It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:46

      A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.




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