In "Flight," Denzel Washington plays a pilot at the center of a disastrous airplane malfunction.
Paramount Pictures
"Airport" —
"Airport" (1970) includes several high-in-the-sky disasters, including a blizzard and a suicide bomber.
Universal Pictures
"Airplane!" —
"Airplane!" turns the disaster drama inside-out, playing it as an over-the-top comedy, complete with blow-up dolls.
Paramount Pictures
"United 93" —
"United 93" re-stages the real-life story, from the passengers' perspective, of one of the planes hijacked on September 11, 2001.
Universal Pictures
"Cast Away" —
In "Cast Away," Tom Hanks is a FedEx executive who's marooned on an island after a plane crash for years, alone.
20th Century Fox
"Twilight Zone: The Movie" —
"Twilight Zone," a film adaptation of the popular sci-fi TV series, includes the story of an airplane passenger who is terrorized by visions of a monster on the wing of the plane.
Warner Bros.
"Snakes on a Plane" —
"Snakes on a Plane" is just what it sounds like: a film about an airplane that becomes infested with murderous reptiles.
New Line Cinema
"Alive" —
"Alive," based on real events, dramatizes the story of a group of survivors who crashed in the Andes Mountains.
Walt Disney Productions
"Passenger 57" —
In "Passenger 57," Wesley Snipes is John Cutter, a hijacking expert who crosses paths with a hijacker.
Warner Bros.
"Die Hard 2" —
"Die Hard 2" sees Bruce Willis waging war in an airport against a group of terrorists.
20th Century Fox
"The Terminal" —
Tom Hanks is a foreign traveler on his way to New York City in "The Terminal," when he becomes trapped, legally and physically, in JFK Airport.