6 Best Plane Crash Survival Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 7, 2026

Few disasters strip characters down to their survival instincts as completely as a plane crash, and these films find real drama in the aftermath. In Cast Away (2000): A FedEx executive stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash must learn to survive completely alone. Also notable is Society of the Snow (2023): Survivors of a plane crash in the Andes mountains face desperate, unimaginable choices to stay alive.

Society of the Snow (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Survivors of a plane crash in the Andes mountains 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 veteran pilot's miraculous emergency river landing is scrutinized by a skeptical safety investigation.

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 races to identify a hijacker threatening to kill a passenger every twenty minutes.

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 skilled airline pilot's heroic emergency landing is complicated by his hidden 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 on a deserted island after a plane crash must learn to survive completely alone.

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 must make unimaginable choices to survive.

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

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually 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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