Terror in the Air! (Airplane Horror and Terror films)
Airplanes, dirigibles or airships. Some of these are the terror of war, etc.
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- DirectorThom EberhardtStarsAnita SkinnerCaren L. LarkeyPeggy McClureA lone survivor of a plane crash is haunted by a feeling unworthy of survival. Dead people start coming after her to collect her.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsCharlton HestonKaren BlackGeorge KennedyA 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.
- DirectorDavid Lowell RichStarsChuck ConnorsBuddy EbsenTammy GrimesAn invisible demon in the cargo hold of a jet airliner terrorizes the passengers.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsLee MajorsHal LindenLauren HuttonOn the maiden flight of the first hypersonic commercial plane which can make the flight from New York City to London in four hours, a minor disaster occurs resulting in the plane actually leaving the Earth's atmosphere and orbiting around the globe. A lack of heat-resistant tiling prevents the plane from simply re-entering the atmosphere. With oxygen (and therefore time) running out, the crew of the plane and the crew on the ground must figure out a way to return the plane and its passengers to safety.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsJack LemmonLee GrantJoseph CottenArt thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsHugo StiglitzLaura TrotterMaria Rosaria OmaggioAn airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.
- DirectorJorge MontesiStarsZak SantiagoMonika SchnarreSharon AlexanderTerrorists hijack an airplane that is broadcasting a rock concert live on the Internet.
- DirectorJohn PogueStarsMercedes MasonJosh CookeMattie LiptakA plane is taken over by a mysterious virus. When the plane lands it is placed under quarantine. Now a group of survivors must band together to survive the quarantine.
- DirectorGeorge SeatonHenry HathawayStarsBurt LancasterDean MartinGeorge KennedyA bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
- DirectorMichael HerbigStarsFriedrich MückeKaroline SchuchDavid KrossEast Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Police are chasing them.
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsJames StewartRichard AttenboroughPeter FinchAfter an oil company plane crashes in the Sahara, the survivors' hopes are buoyed by one of the passengers, an airplane designer who comes up with a plan to build a flyable plane from the wreckage.
- DirectorMark PaviaStarsMiguel FerrerJulie EntwisleDan MonahanA reporter is on the trail of a vampiric murderer who travels by plane.
- DirectorDavid Lowell RichStarsAlain DelonSusan BlakelyRobert WagnerA supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.
- DirectorCharles CorrellStarsSusan BattenJames BrolinMichael GrossA convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after take-off, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control of the flight and free him. He demands 20 million dollars in bonds upon landing. And a sick passenger, bad weather or mechanical problems won't stop him.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsAntonio Sabato Jr.Michael ParéBrianne DavisWhen a hostage situation arises on a private plane with the daughter of a billionaire on board, Major John Masters (Antonio Sabato Jr.) teams up with Captain Williams (Michael Paré) to stop the terrorists and land the plane.
- DirectorDouglas HickoxStarsJames CoburnSusannah YorkRobert CulpWhen an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.
- DirectorJohn DowerStarsJo WeberDuane WeberTim CollinsA documentary that looks at the well-known case, which is largely regarded as the greatest unsolved heist in American history.
- DirectorIsara NadeeIssara NadeeStarsMarsha WattanapanichPeter KnightParamej NoiamA senior flight attendant named New has to deal with a supernatural event and mystery on the plane when the passengers begin to die one by one.
- DirectorDonald W. ThompsonStarsRobert SellaTerry GriffinPearl BraatenWhen they crash-land in a small plane, the Ryan family is stranded on a high-desert mesa. No food, no way to communicate with civilization, and time is running out as they strive to survive.
- CreatorHarry Redmond Jr.StarsLarry PennellKen CurtisShug FisherA skydiver and a pilot, on their private airplane, are placed in unusual situations where their special skills and abilities are needed, leading them on exciting adventures from chasing dangerous criminals to performing difficult rescues.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJames StewartMurray HamiltonPatricia SmithCharles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
- DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsRalph BellamyTala BirellWiley PostA mysterious ray that immobilizes all motors and engines threatens the security of the country.
- DirectorFred C. BrannonStarsTristram CoffinMae ClarkeDon HaggertyJeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.
- DirectorElmer CliftonStarsLona AndreJohn CarrollLeon AmesAircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetFred C. BrannonStarsBruce EdwardsVirginia LeeCarol FormanThe Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune teller Sombra, a spy from an Asian country intent on world domination, who is determined to pilfer the atomic rocket by luring workers from the project to her parlor and killing them with black widow spider venom when they refuse to cooperate.