Movies like Flight 487
The best movies like Flight 487 are Airplane! (1980), The Substance (2024) and Spree (2020). If Flight 487 hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedAirplane! (1980)7.3/10 from 5,352 votes
- NewestSmile 2 (2024)Released 2024
Airplane! (1980)
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Substance (2024)
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpree (2020)
Desperate for an online following, a rideshare driver has figured out a deadly plan to go viral and he will stop at nothing to get his five minutes of fame.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlight (2012)
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNot Okay (2022)
An ambitious young woman, desperate for followers and fame, fakes a trip to Paris to up her social media presence. When a terrifying incident takes place in the real world and becomes part of her imaginary trip, her white lie becomes a moral quandary that offers her all the attention she’s wanted.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFearless (1993)
After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability, leading to radical, compulsive actions. Can a psychologist and a fellow guilt-ridden survivor bring him down to earth?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHancock (2008)
Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFate Is the Hunter (1964)
An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTriangle of Sadness (2022)
A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Aviator (2004)
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSmile 2 (2024)
About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCan You Keep a Secret? (2019)
Emma Corrigan, a girl with a few secrets, thinks she’s about to die on a turbulent plane ride. She spills them all to the handsome stranger sitting next to her. At least, she thought he was a stranger. But then, her company’s young and elusive CEO, arrives at the office. It’s him. And he knows every single humiliating detail about her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Expendables 2 (2012)
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMainstream (2021)
A young woman thinks she’s found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger – until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Lot Like Love (2005)
On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they go from being acquaintances to close friends to... lovers?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBounce (2000)
Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisShe's Out of My League (2010)
When he starts dating drop-dead gorgeous Molly, insecure airport security agent Kirk can't believe it. As his friends and family share their doubts about the relationship lasting, Kirk does everything he can to avoid losing Molly forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInto the Night (1985)
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Simple Favor (2018)
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Flight 487?
The closest matches to Flight 487 are Airplane! (1980), The Substance (2024) and Spree (2020). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Flight 487?
Start with Airplane! (1980), the closest match to Flight 487.
What is the highest-rated movie like Flight 487?
Airplane! (1980), rated 7.3/10 by 5,352 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Flight 487?
Smile 2 (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Flight 487?
Yes: Airplane! (1980), The Substance (2024) and Spree (2020).
How are movies similar to Flight 487 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Flight 487, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.