Prepare For Takeoff: 16 Movies Set On An Airplane — And Where To Stream Them

Non-Stop (2014) | Image: Universal Pictures

While we probably wouldn’t recommend watching any of these on your next flight, here are our favorite movies set on an airplane, or featuring an aircraft as a prominent part of the plot, that you can stream at home.

While many of these movies are available to stream with a subscription, some require a rental.

7500 (2019)

Action/Thriller | 1h 32m

While everything seems normal for a co-pilot operating a flight between Berlin and Paris, things quickly change when a group of terrorists storm the cockpit and hijack the plane.

7500 is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Air Force One (1997)

Action/Thriller | 1h 58m

After just telling the world that he won’t negotiate with terrorists, the U.S. President finds out Air Force One has been hijacked, with The First Lady and the President’s daughter on board.

Air Force One is currently available to stream on MGM+.

Airplane! (1980)

Comedy | 1h 25m

When a flight crew becomes incapacitated due to food poisoning, an ex-fighter pilot is forced to take control of an airliner and save all the passengers on board.

Airplane is currently only available to stream with a rental.

Blood Red Sky (2021)

Horror/Action | 2h 1m

A group of terrorists hijack an overnight transatlantic flight. However, the one thing the terrorists couldn’t have prepared for is a mysteriously ill woman traveling on the same flight.

Blood Red Sky is available to stream on Netflix.

Con Air (1997)

Action | 1h 50m

After serving his time, all Cameron Poe wants to do is head back home to his wife. Unfortunately for Poe, he is being transported on a flight with some of the worst criminals around, including Cyrus ‘The Virus.’

Con Air is currently only available to stream with a rental

Executive Decision (1996)

Action/Thriller | 2h 13m

After a 747 on route to Washington, D.C. is hijacked by a group of terrorists, a rescue mission involving a high tech plane is put together.

Executive Decision is currently only available to stream with a rental.

Final Destination (2000)

Horror | 1h 35m

A group of passengers are forced to disembark a plan moments before it takes off and explodes. Even though they survived the incident, the group soon realize it is not so easy to cheat Death.

Final Destination is available to stream on Max.

Flight (2012)

Thriller | 2h 18m

After miraculously dealing with a crash-landing, a pilot’s history comes under the spotlight as part of the investigation into the cause.

Flight is available to stream on Paramount+.

Flightplan (2005)

Thriller | 1h 38m

While traveling home to bury her husband, an airplane engineer realizes her daughter has suddenly gone missing. Adding to the mystery, the entire crew claim her daughter never boarded the aircraft.

Flightplan is currently only available to stream with a rental.

Non-Stop (2014)

Thriller | 1h 46m

A U.S. Air Marshal disillusioned with his life and work receives a threat that a passenger will die every twenty minutes unless a huge ransom is paid.

Non-Stop is currently only available to stream with a rental.

Passenger 57 (1992)

Action | 1h 24m

An antiterrorist specialist flying to Los Angeles happens to be on board the same flight as the world’s most dangerous hijacker.

Passenger 57 is currently only available to stream with a rental.

Plane (2023)

Action | 1h 47m

A pilot manages to successfully land a passenger plane after the aircraft is stuck by lighting. However, the pilot and passengers are not out of danger just yet.

Plane is available to stream on Peacock.

Red Eye (2005)

Thriller | 1h 26m

You can meet some interesting people at an airport and when a hotel manager finds she is seated next to a stranger she met earlier, she starts to question how serendipitous their meeting was.

Red Eye is available to stream on Paramount+

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Action | 1h 45m

Traveling by plane can be nerve-racking at the best of times, but imagine being on a plane where deadly snakes have been released by an assassin.

Snakes on a Plane is currently only available to stream with a rental.

Sully (2016)

Drama | 1h 36m

In spite of performing a miraculous emergency landing in New York’s Hudson River, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger finds himself at the center of an investigation that could destroy his career and reputation.

Sully is available to stream on Max.

United 93 (2006)

Thriller | 1h 51m

Detailing the events of the hijacking of the fourth airplane on September 11, 2001, this movie chronicles actions of the passengers and crew members on board.

United 93 is currently only available to stream with a rental.