20 best movies like Airport (1970)

List of the best movies like Airport (1970): Flight World War II, 7500, The Divide, The Mountain Between Us, Collision Course, Deepwater Horizon, Cell, The High and the Mighty, Snakes on a Plane, Christmas Icetastrophe.

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Markimdb: 4.3
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, military
CountryUSA

International Flight 42 is on course, when all of a sudden a massive and weird storm crops up around the plane. This sends the plane back in time to the year 1940- smack dab in the middle of WWII! Now, the crew and passengers must not only find a way back to their time, but fight off the Axis powers.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryGermany, Austria, USA

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller, drama, drama
CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
Duration02:02

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:20

Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:24

Kate Parks has spent the past year on tour promoting her book, an in-depth look at the attempted cover up of her husband's death in a plane crash. Now all she wants is to return home to her daughter, 15-year-old Samantha. But when a powerful solar flare strikes her flight home, killing the pilot, knocking out the co-pilot and frying all the electronic systems on the plane, it looks like she may not get there. As panic sets in among the passengers, Kate works with flight attendant Jake to manage the growing chaos and tension on the plane as she tries to keep 30,000 tons of steel hurtling through the air at 500 miles per hour. Flying blind, Kate tries to find a way to communicate with air traffic control - one way or another, this plane is coming down. With the passengers' lives on the line, Kate will have to find a way to land safely... or never see her daughter again.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUSA, Hong Kong
Duration02:15

    A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:45

      America is on the search for the murderer Eddie Kim. Sean Jones must fly to L.A. to testify in a hearing against Kim. Accompanied by FBI agent Neville Flynn, the flight receives some unexpected visitors.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      This Christmas, a super frozen object is going to slam into the Earth. In the middle of a small town, and very quickly, dreams of a "White Christmas" will turn into a FROZEN NIGHTMARE.

      Markimdb: 2.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      After freak climate and weather events destroy the world around them, a group of rogue scientists attempt to reverse the deadly new ice age.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration02:49

      The bird flu virus spreads through Los Angeles as a doctor from the CDC races to find a vaccine.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, South Africa, Germany

      On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, Republic of Ireland, USA

      After the death of her family in an airplane crash on a flight that she was meant to be on, Stephanie Patrick discovers the crash was not an accident. She then seeks to uncover the truth by adapting the identity of an assassin to track down those responsible.

      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: 1.9
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      Massive earthquakes open the Arabian tectonic plate, resulting in unstable weather and freezing temperatures that will be unsurvivable by nightfall. Attempting to reach safety, a vacationing family in Egypt must battle the rapidly cooling temperatures that usher in a new Ice Age, covering the Sphinx, Pyramids, and Sahara Desert with mountains of snow.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Bulgaria
      Duration02:27

      Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict Jericho Stewart. When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and eliminate him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:33

      A gang of four professional criminals kidnaps a wealthy teenage girl from an airport in Paris in a meticulous plan to extort money from the girl's wealthy father. Holding her prisoner in an isolated beach house, the gang's scheme runs perfectly until their personal demons surface and lead to a series of betrayals.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:47

      Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.

      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
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
      Duration02:18

      Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      Cross is an old hand at the CIA who often teams up with Frenchman Jean “Scorpio” Laurier, a gifted freelance operative. After their last mission together, the CIA orders Scorpio to eliminate Cross, leaving him no choice but to obey.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:29

      James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, military
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Germany, USA, Malta, Croatia, Netherlands
      Duration02:19

      In the midst of the Balkan wars, a squad of Navy SEALs attempts to unravel a long-forgotten mystery after discovering an enormous treasure trove hidden at the bottom of a lake in Serbia.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:11

      While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered by the director he avoids both the police and sudden death as a stuntman. The mixture of real danger and fantasy of the movie is an interesting twist for the viewer as the two blend in individual scenes.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:27

      After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Harry intercepts some chilling news: WWIII has begun and nuclear missiles will destroy Los Angeles in less than an hour!

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

      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: 4.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, South Africa
      Duration01:25

      A parolee (Paul Walker) becomes the target of a massive police manhunt after inadvertently picking up a rental car with a female whistleblower tied up in the trunk. Now, as the police attempt to silence the woman before she can testify about the city's rampant corruption, the ex-con who just regained his freedom must defend her life, and clear his own name.

      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: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:05

      ACP Vishnu is sent on a mission to investigate and clean the underbelly of Goa. During his investigation, he uncovers a huge racket and discovers the involvement of various politicians.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:33

      An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. What he is not told by his bosses is that a micro-sized bomb has been planted in his brain so that should the mission ever look likely to fail, he can be eliminated at the push of a button!

      Markimdb: 2.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      A group of friends run a popular travel vlog that helps fund their adventures. The leader of the group brings along her younger sister for the next scuba diving trip to an isolated cove. But when their plane crashes, the two sisters must use their strength, resourcefulness and immense courage to survive a pack of great white sharks.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      When an Amacor oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, Captain Frank Towns and copilot "A.J." are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to Beijing, a major dust storm forces them to ditch their C-119 Flying Boxcar in an uncharted area of the desert.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Revolves around a British military contractor Lex Walker who is told his daughter has died. When he arrives in Los Angeles and discovers the body is not hers, he begins an investigation.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, military, history
      CountryUSA, Malta, Morocco
      Duration02:20

      An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Romania
      Duration01:36

      Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:57

      The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:45

      A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Russia
      Duration01:31

      Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryCanada, USA

      A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      An everyday man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

      Markimdb: 1.6
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      A mother and a father search for their only child as a giant asteroid headed for Earth, triggering a series of apocalyptic events.

      Markimdb: 3
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:35

      As a rogue planet roars through our solar system, it acts as an intergalactic magnet that pulls Earth in its wake. Meteors destroy major cities. Fire and ice storms engulf the land. Casualties are in the millions. And as the situation grows even worse, Steve Lannon is determined to reunite with his wife and teenage daughter. But when they stumble into a secret government installation, they'll uncover a nuclear mission that will either blast our planet back into orbit or guarantee front row seats to the end of the world.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.




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