6 Best Plane Crash Survival Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 7, 2026

A plane crash strips characters down to survival instinct. Society of the Snow follows Andes survivors facing unimaginable choices, Sully shows a pilot’s river landing scrutinized by an investigator, and Flight has a pilot’s heroic landing complicated by hidden substance abuse. Non-Stop, Cast Away and Alive round out the six.

Society of the Snow (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Survivors of a plane crash in the Andes face desperate, unimaginable choices to stay alive.

Directed by J. A. Bayona · 2h 23m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Sully (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 85% Metacritic 74

A pilot's emergency river landing saves every passenger, then triggers an investigation questioning his judgement.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 1h 36m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar14 wins & 36 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Non-Stop (2014)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An air marshal must find a hijacker threatening to kill passengers aboard a transatlantic flight.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Starz Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Flight (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A troubled airline pilot's heroic emergency landing is overshadowed by an investigation into his substance abuse.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 2h 18m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Essential, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Cast Away (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A FedEx executive stranded alone on a deserted island for years must find the will to survive.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Alive (1993)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Survivors of a plane crash high in the snowbound Andes face unimaginable choices.

Directed by Frank Marshall · 2h 07m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Plane Crash Survival Movies

Society of the Snow (2023)

Sully (2016)

Non-Stop (2014)

Flight (2012)

Cast Away (2000)

Alive (1993)

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