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10 Best Movies Like Afterburn

If you loved Afterburn, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afterburn for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 t...

#2
On a Wing and a Prayer

On a Wing and a Prayer

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afterburn for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight, passenger Doug White must safely land a plane and save his entire family from insurmountable danger....

#3
A Bramble House Christmas

A Bramble House Christmas

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afterburn for fans of TV Movie & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While settling his father’s estate, Finn Conrad becomes suspicious as to why the man left a nurse $100,000. His dad knew her for less than two months before he died. Just before Ch...

#4
The Shepherd

The Shepherd

2023★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afterburn for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home becomes lost while flying over water and needs a miracle to land safely....

#5
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afterburn for fans of TV Movie & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#6
Flight 93

Flight 93

2006★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afterburn for fans of TV Movie & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 3...

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