Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sully

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

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#1
Richard Jewell

Richard Jewell

2019★ 7.4

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

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, onl...

#2
Daylight

Daylight

1996★ 6.1

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

A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in bot...

#3
The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sully for fans of Drama & History. 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....

#4
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000★ 6.5

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

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail....

#5
On a Wing and a Prayer

On a Wing and a Prayer

2023★ 5.9

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

#6
The Aviator

The Aviator

2004★ 7.2

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

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while...

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