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10 Best Movies Like Airline '79

If you loved Airline '79, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The River

The River

1984★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Airline '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

#2
On a Wing and a Prayer

On a Wing and a Prayer

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Airline '79 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
Icefall

Icefall

2025★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Airline '79 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young Indigenous game warden arrests an infamous poacher only to discover that the poacher knows the location of a plane carrying millions of dollars that has crashed in a frozen...

#4
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Airline '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#5
Fast Girls

Fast Girls

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Airline '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete....

#6
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Airline '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

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