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10 Best Movies Like The Airplane

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

#1
Life

Life

2017★ 6.4

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

The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intellige...

#2
22 Jump Street

22 Jump Street

2014★ 6.8

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

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a ...

#3
La La Land

La La Land

2016★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Airplane for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mou...

#4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#5
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#6
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Airplane for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...