Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Part I, Planes
This week we begin three-part series on transportation-focused films and all the places they take us. First up, planes! The history of flight and the history of cinema are almost contemporaneous. This week’s films feature passengers, pilots, and flight attendants, both when they’re airborne and when they’re back on the ground.
12 Titles
Date Created: May 6, 2025
Captain Abu Raed
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Captain Abu Raed
Amin Matalqa
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2007
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Jordan
Captain Abu Raed
Everyone has a dream.
- Jordan · 2007
- Director: Amin Matalqa
- Cast: Nadim Sawalha, Rana Sultan, Hussein Al-Sous, Odai Qedese, Ghandi Saber
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: YouTube, Darkroom, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Fandango at Home Free, OVID, Tubi TV, Google Play Movies, Kanopy, Alchemiya Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, Filmzie
Society of the Snow
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Society of the Snow
J. A. Bayona
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2023
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Uruguay, Spain
Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve)
Following a plane crash in the heart of the Andes, the survivors become each other's best hope to stay alive.
- Uruguay, Spain · 2023
- Director: J. A. Bayona
- Cast: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Tomas Wolf, Diego Ariel Vegezzi, Esteban Kukuriczka
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Emeric Pressburger,
Michael Powell
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1942
·
United Kingdom
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942's first blast of screen dynamite!
- United Kingdom · 1942
- Directors: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Cast: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Bernard Miles, Hugh Burden, Peter Ustinov
- Genre: War, Drama
- Available on: Kanopy, Tubi TV, Plex, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Fawesome, Plex Channel
The First of the Few
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The First of the Few
Leslie Howard
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1942
·
United Kingdom
The First of the Few
Based on the true story of the development of the iconic Spitfire airplane.
- United Kingdom · 1942
- Director: Leslie Howard
- Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne
- Genre: War
- Available on: Plex Channel, Criterion Channel, Plex, Amazon Video, Tubi TV
The Soft Skin
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The Soft Skin
François Truffaut
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1964
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France
The Soft Skin (La Peau douce)
What happens when married Pierre meets the enchanting Nicole?
- France · 1964
- Director: François Truffaut
- Cast: Françoise Dorléac, Jean Desailly, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi, Laurence Badie, Philippe Dumat
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Available on: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Criterion Channel
Away
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Away
Gints Zilbalodis
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2019
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Latvia
Away
A boy and a little bird travel across an island on a motorcycle trying to escape a dark spirit and return home.
- Latvia · 2019
- Director: Gints Zilbalodis
- Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on: Plex Channel, fuboTV, Darkroom
I'm So Excited!
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I'm So Excited!
Pedro Almodóvar
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2013
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Spain
I'm So Excited! (Los amantes pasajeros)
The crew on a malfunctioning plane to Mexico City distracts frightened passengers with hilarious antics.
- Spain · 2013
- Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast: Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, Coté Soler, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Miguel Ángel Silvestre
- Genre: Comedy
- Available on: Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Welcome to Dongmakgol
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Welcome to Dongmakgol
Bae Jong
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2005
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South Korea
Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골)
In the secluded village of Dongmakgol, residents are blissfully unaware of the outside world, until soldiers stumble into their midst.
- South Korea · 2005
- Director: Bae Jong
- Cast: Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jung, Steve Taschler, Im Ha-ryong, Seo Jae-kyeong
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
- Available on: Fawesome, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, AsianCrush, Rakuten Viki
The Blue Max
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The Blue Max
John Guillermin
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1966
·
United Kingdom
The Blue Max
There was no quiet on the Western Front!
- United Kingdom · 1966
- Director: John Guillermin
- Cast: George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp, Karl Michael Vogler, Anton Diffring
- Genre: War, Action, Adventure, Drama
- Available on: YouTube, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
The Night My Number Came Up
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The Night My Number Came Up
Leslie Norman
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1955
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United Kingdom
The Night My Number Came Up
A guest at a dinner party recounts a dream about a plane crash; one of the listeners fears the dream may have been a premonition.
- United Kingdom · 1955
- Director: Leslie Norman
- Cast: Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Alexander Knox, Denholm Elliott, Ursula Jeans, Bill Kerr
- Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
- Available on: Kanopy
The Little Prince
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The Little Prince
Mark Osborne
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2015
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France
The Little Prince
Growing up isn't the problem... forgetting is.
- France · 2015
- Director: Mark Osborne
- Cast: Jeff Bridges, Mackenzie Foy, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Riley Osborne, James Franco
- Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
- Available on: Amazon Video, fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV, Paramount Plus Essential, Fandango at Home Free, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Paramount Plus Premium, Google Play Movies
The Wind Rises
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The Wind Rises
Hayao Miyazaki
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2013
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Japan
The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ)
We must live.
- Japan · 2013
- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast: Hideaki Anno, Miori Takimoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masahiko Nishimura, Stephen Alpert, Morio Kazama
- Genre: Animation
- Available on: Amazon Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, HBO Max