Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Flying Padre List

• The Right Stuff - Explores the early days of the U.S. space program with a focus on aviation.
• Top Gun - Centers on naval aviators and their training, showcasing aerial combat.
• Sully - A biographical drama about heroism in aviation during an emergency landing.
• Air America - Involves the CIA's covert airline operations during the Vietnam War.
• Flight - A drama that focuses on a commercial pilot's actions during a crisis.
• Memphis Belle - Centers on the crew of a B-17 bomber in WWII, focusing on their missions.
• Catch Me If You Can - Follows a con artist who successfully performs numerous impersonations, including a pilot.
• The Aviator - A biopic of Howard Hughes, showcasing his innovations in aviation.
• The Last Face - Features a humanitarian aid worker who travels to war-torn regions, often using planes.
• American Made - Based on the life of an airline pilot who becomes a drug smuggler.
• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines - A comedy about early aviators competing in a flying race.
• The Flight of the Phoenix - A survival story involving a plane crash and efforts to rebuild the aircraft.
• Into the Wild - A journey of self-discovery that involves travel and a search for freedom.
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles - Focuses on travel mishaps and the journey to reach a destination.
• The Great Waldo Pepper - A story about barnstorming pilots and the daredevil culture of aviation.
• Fly Away Home - A young girl and her father help raise a flock of orphaned geese and teach them to fly.
• Airport - A disaster film set at an airport, focusing on multiple intersecting stories.
• Flight of Fury - An action film about a retired pilot called back to service for a mission.
• Turbulence - A thriller set on a plane with a hostage situation in the air.
• The Terminal - Follows a man stranded in an airport, focusing on travel and human connection.
• Air Strike - A historical drama about the conflicts involving pilots and air combat.
• Battle of Britain - Depicts the aerial battles fought during WWII with a focus on fighter pilots.
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - An adventure film featuring aerial combat and airborne exploration.
• The Red Baron - A biographical drama about the famous WWI flying ace.
• The Ghost of Flight 401 - A horror film about the fates of the crew of a crashed flight.
• Boys in the Sky - Focuses on the lives of young pilots training for a career in aviation.
• Perfect Escape - Involves adventurous journeys that often require flying.
• Altitude - A thriller about a group of friends trapped on a malfunctioning plane.
• Flight of the Living Dead - A horror-thriller, taking place on a plane with a bit of chaos.
• Aviator - Follows the life of a pilot, intertwining elements of personal and aviation struggles.
• Air Force One - A presidential thriller that involves hijacking a plane.
• Rescue Dawn - A story of survival and escape involving aircraft in a war zone.
• The Concorde... Airport '79 - Part of the Airport franchise, dealing with a supersonic passenger aircraft.
• Non-Stop - A tense thriller set on an international flight with a mystery to unfold.
• Flight of the Green Hornet - Centers on a pilot who operates in perilous situations under duress.
• The Hindenburg - A historical drama focusing on one of the most famous air disasters.
• The 34th Battalion - A war film with a focus on the aerial aspects of conflict.
• Wings - Silent film showcasing the experiences of WWI pilots and aerial battles.
• Dunkirk - A historical drama that includes key aerial combat sequences.