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10 Best Movies Like Planes

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

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#1
On a Wing and a Prayer

On a Wing and a Prayer

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Planes 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....

#2
The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957★ 6.7

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

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing....

#3
The Gods Must Be Crazy II

The Gods Must Be Crazy II

1989★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Planes for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounte...

#4
Cast Away

Cast Away

2000★ 7.7

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

Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a te...

#5
Final Destination

Final Destination

2000★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Planes for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one....

#6
The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

2019★ 6.8

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

In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. ...

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