Here is a collection of top movies that are based on real-life plane crash incidents, delving deep into the causes of the disaster while narrating the lives of everyone included in the incidents. Scroll in to check-
Society of the Snow (2023): When a flight carrying a rugby team crashed on the Andes glacier, the surviving passengers faced the toughest environment to survive. Nominated for an Oscar, this movie is based on a true story.
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022): A documentary that investigates the tragic plane crash incidents in the USA that killed 346 people within 5 months in 2019.
United 93 (2006): Nominated for 2 Oscars, the movie is based on the true story of the United Flight 93 plane hijack that crashed after the passengers decided to foil the plan of terrorists.
Flight (2012): Inspired by a real-life crash, this Oscar-nominated movie, features a pilot’s reckless but miracle landing of his plane after a mid-air catastrophe saving almost everyone in the plane.
The Captain (2019): Based on a real-life incident in 2018, the movie features a Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 whose cockpit windshield was shattered mid-way and how the crew worked to safely land the plane while ensuring the safety of passengers.
Flight of the Phoenix (2004): The movie tells the story of a group of survivors of a plane crash in the desert of Mongolia who worked together to build a new plane.
Sully (2016): An Oscar-nominated movie, following the life of a pilot who landed his damaged plane on the Hudson River and saved the passengers' and crews' lives.
Fearless (1993): Based on a real-life plane crash incident, the movie sheds light on the survivor's guilt, featuring a survivor's drastic change in behaviour after surviving a plane crash.