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10 Best Movies Like Hijacked: Flight 285

If you loved Hijacked: Flight 285, 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 Hijacked: Flight 285 for fans of Action & Drama & Thriller. 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
Extortion

Extortion

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hijacked: Flight 285 for fans of Action & Drama & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn....

#3
Union Station

Union Station

1950★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hijacked: Flight 285 for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime an...

#4
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hijacked: Flight 285 for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be....

#5
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hijacked: Flight 285 for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase....

#6
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hijacked: Flight 285 for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him....

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