An airplane is a vehicle for transporting passengers, but for Hollywood, it’s a conduit for a good story. There’s something about setting a movie 30,000 feet in the air that facilitates action.

We want to clarify what we mean by "movies that take place on planes." We aren't talking about great movies like Top Gun, Sully and Flight that take place partly on planes, but mostly on the ground.

President Donald Trump referenced the Nicolas Cage-led movie Con Air while talking about the planes being used to deport immigrants. During a GOP conference in Doral, Florida on Monday, Trump spoke at ...

What makes a perfect movie to watch on a flight? A few core traits come to mind: something bright and easy to see on a small screen, fast-paced and entertaining enough to make you forget about how ...

There are plane movies—the sort that you might want to watch when you're stuck in the middle seat of a long flight—and then there are plane movies that are actually about planes. Given how a lot of ...

“Flight Risk,” a thriller on board an airplane, opens this week and features a rare villainous turn from Mark Wahlberg. It follows recent flight-centric films like “Carry-On,” “In Flight” and “No Way ...

John Hughes’ Planes, Trains and Automobiles is arguably the greatest Thanksgiving movie ever made (sorry, Paul Blart: Mall Cop). But the version we’re all familiar with is famously different from ...

Movies have a time and place, and these titles shouldn't be watched by people who fear flying in a plane. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

"We are celebrating the brave men and women that fight fires day in and day out, with a really heartwarming story to it," Cook told THR of Disney's animated sequel. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor ...