we hope they don’t happen in real life
but we can’t stop watching them on
screen
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
plane crashes in movies for this list
we’re looking at those crashes that have
scared our pants off due to their
realism intensity and sheer amount of
destruction number 10 the gray listen
pal I don’t want to talk I need some
quiet so I’m just gonna put my head back
okay ostensibly about a man’s fight for
survival
this film features a group of characters
faced with one desperate situation after
another this crash scene is particularly
unnerving due to the darkness of the
cabin and the scattered uncertainty of
the passengers as the plane becomes
overwhelmed by distressed travelers and
panicking flight attendants Liam
Neeson’s character makes smart use of
the seat belts to ensure his survival
always buckle up
number nine final destination there
there you go
here we stay this movie follows the
story of a group of teenagers who
managed to cheat death by exiting a
plane before it crashes that’s Chris a
kak again complete get his mouth shut up
brownie you’re so not funny the main
characters premonition of the plane
crash shows how quickly cheers can turn
to screams as turbulence violently
shakes the cabin and oxygen masks
descend passengers are sucked out into
the sky when the plane rips open
ultimately it’s engulfed in a ball of
flames that ensures no survivors
number eight the Aviator
spotless Oh Dino wiggle on the wheel or
throttle it get easy
Leonardo DiCaprio plays an ambitious
dedicated and stubborn Howard Hughes in
this film show me all the blueprints
show me all the blueprints
show me all the blueprints the plane
crash in question sees Hughes attempting
to take a military aircraft on a test
flight when an engine malfunction causes
him to go down in Beverly Hills
as he struggles to maintain altitude the
plane demolishes several suburban homes
Hugh’s finally comes to a crash landing
but not before shearing off a roof and
demolishing a mansion
oops which car company do you work for a
major one number seven Fight Club
Edward Norton plays a Joe everyman with
dissociative personality disorder who
started an underground fighting ring
turned Anarchy group while aboard a
plane his character secretly wishes for
a plane crash
every time the plane banked too sharply
on takeoff for landing I prayed for a
crash and thanks to the power of his
imagination we get to witness the
carnage two planes collide midair
ripping one in half as Norton’s
character watches in shock
passengers are wrenched from their seats
and tossed into the darkness
life insurance pays off triple if you
die on a business trip number six
Con Air
arming missiles
how are you doing
hardened criminals hijack a plane to
make a break for freedom and of course
high adrenaline action ensues eventually
their plane runs out of fuel and they’re
forced to crash land smack-dab in the
middle of the Las Vegas Strip as the
plane descends it destroys the Hard Rock
Cafe sign before barreling through
traffic and eventually coming to arrest
in front of the Sands Hotel
what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
number five knowing anybody hurt a
couple of injuries nothing serious
Nic Cage plays a widower fighting to
solve the mysterious predictions
included in a sequence of numbers one of
those predictions happens to be an
incredibly sudden and devastating plane
crash that happens right in front of him
Paige’s character is talking to a cop
when a plane careens out of the sky and
it swings scorches across highway
traffic
as it finally comes to a stop it
explodes setting the remaining survivors
on fire
are we supposed to fly that close to the
mountains
am i right full of grace the Lord is
with thee blessed red Belmonte Mormon
that number for alive
a self American rugby team is left
stranded in the frozen tundra after
their plane crashes in the Andes
Mountains and this crash is extra
horrific as it’s based on a real event
for the team it was all fun and games
until the plane collides with a mountain
cliff snapping it in half
momentum pushes passengers out the rear
through the wreckage and the landing
severely injures a number of the
survivors I’m not dead
there felt worse in my life but I’m not
dead number three flight Denzel
Washington plays an alcoholic commercial
airline pilot who narrowly saves his
passengers from plummeting to their
deaths as he awakens from a drunken
stupor he and his copilot clamor to keep
the plane from rapidly losing altitude
the pilots dump fuel and at one point
turned the entire plane upside down to
help mitigate its downward projection
we’re gonna roll it got to do something
to stop this guy eventually they crash
land but not before they take off a
church people race Ted
yeah where are we somewhere over the
Pacific Ocean ah you playas you’re funny
number two castaway Tom Hanks plays
Chuck Noland a FedEx employee stranded
on a deserted island after the cargo
plane he’s traveling on crashes into the
sea on that fateful flight the plane
suddenly experiences technical problems
and begins a dive into the ocean during
which the pilots are killed and Chuck
struggles to free himself from the
sinking wreckage
a life raft eventually pulls into the
surface where he narrowly avoids being
sucked into an engine before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions
now what’s the next step of your master
plan trashing this food
with no survivors number one this is it
this is the moment of my death
fearless Jeff Bridges plays a man
empowered by a near-death experience
after surviving a plane crash we’re
gonna make it max he’s gonna bring us
him he’s gonna bring his in there’s a
boy alone up there but I’m gonna sit
with him as passengers brace for impact
bridges character provides a moment of
calm in the midst of the chaos close
your eyes
the others
everything is wonderful
the plane is torn to shreds as it makes
contact with the ground with passengers
being thrown violently left and right
the score mutes the sound of the turmoil
adding a quiet moment of reflection as
the planes passengers meet their fate
do you agree with our list what do you
think is the most memorable plane crash
in movies
we’re more death-defying top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
but we can’t stop watching them on
screen
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
plane crashes in movies for this list
we’re looking at those crashes that have
scared our pants off due to their
realism intensity and sheer amount of
destruction number 10 the gray listen
pal I don’t want to talk I need some
quiet so I’m just gonna put my head back
okay ostensibly about a man’s fight for
survival
this film features a group of characters
faced with one desperate situation after
another this crash scene is particularly
unnerving due to the darkness of the
cabin and the scattered uncertainty of
the passengers as the plane becomes
overwhelmed by distressed travelers and
panicking flight attendants Liam
Neeson’s character makes smart use of
the seat belts to ensure his survival
always buckle up
number nine final destination there
there you go
here we stay this movie follows the
story of a group of teenagers who
managed to cheat death by exiting a
plane before it crashes that’s Chris a
kak again complete get his mouth shut up
brownie you’re so not funny the main
characters premonition of the plane
crash shows how quickly cheers can turn
to screams as turbulence violently
shakes the cabin and oxygen masks
descend passengers are sucked out into
the sky when the plane rips open
ultimately it’s engulfed in a ball of
flames that ensures no survivors
number eight the Aviator
spotless Oh Dino wiggle on the wheel or
throttle it get easy
Leonardo DiCaprio plays an ambitious
dedicated and stubborn Howard Hughes in
this film show me all the blueprints
show me all the blueprints
show me all the blueprints the plane
crash in question sees Hughes attempting
to take a military aircraft on a test
flight when an engine malfunction causes
him to go down in Beverly Hills
as he struggles to maintain altitude the
plane demolishes several suburban homes
Hugh’s finally comes to a crash landing
but not before shearing off a roof and
demolishing a mansion
oops which car company do you work for a
major one number seven Fight Club
Edward Norton plays a Joe everyman with
dissociative personality disorder who
started an underground fighting ring
turned Anarchy group while aboard a
plane his character secretly wishes for
a plane crash
every time the plane banked too sharply
on takeoff for landing I prayed for a
crash and thanks to the power of his
imagination we get to witness the
carnage two planes collide midair
ripping one in half as Norton’s
character watches in shock
passengers are wrenched from their seats
and tossed into the darkness
life insurance pays off triple if you
die on a business trip number six
Con Air
arming missiles
how are you doing
hardened criminals hijack a plane to
make a break for freedom and of course
high adrenaline action ensues eventually
their plane runs out of fuel and they’re
forced to crash land smack-dab in the
middle of the Las Vegas Strip as the
plane descends it destroys the Hard Rock
Cafe sign before barreling through
traffic and eventually coming to arrest
in front of the Sands Hotel
what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
number five knowing anybody hurt a
couple of injuries nothing serious
Nic Cage plays a widower fighting to
solve the mysterious predictions
included in a sequence of numbers one of
those predictions happens to be an
incredibly sudden and devastating plane
crash that happens right in front of him
Paige’s character is talking to a cop
when a plane careens out of the sky and
it swings scorches across highway
traffic
as it finally comes to a stop it
explodes setting the remaining survivors
on fire
are we supposed to fly that close to the
mountains
am i right full of grace the Lord is
with thee blessed red Belmonte Mormon
that number for alive
a self American rugby team is left
stranded in the frozen tundra after
their plane crashes in the Andes
Mountains and this crash is extra
horrific as it’s based on a real event
for the team it was all fun and games
until the plane collides with a mountain
cliff snapping it in half
momentum pushes passengers out the rear
through the wreckage and the landing
severely injures a number of the
survivors I’m not dead
there felt worse in my life but I’m not
dead number three flight Denzel
Washington plays an alcoholic commercial
airline pilot who narrowly saves his
passengers from plummeting to their
deaths as he awakens from a drunken
stupor he and his copilot clamor to keep
the plane from rapidly losing altitude
the pilots dump fuel and at one point
turned the entire plane upside down to
help mitigate its downward projection
we’re gonna roll it got to do something
to stop this guy eventually they crash
land but not before they take off a
church people race Ted
yeah where are we somewhere over the
Pacific Ocean ah you playas you’re funny
number two castaway Tom Hanks plays
Chuck Noland a FedEx employee stranded
on a deserted island after the cargo
plane he’s traveling on crashes into the
sea on that fateful flight the plane
suddenly experiences technical problems
and begins a dive into the ocean during
which the pilots are killed and Chuck
struggles to free himself from the
sinking wreckage
a life raft eventually pulls into the
surface where he narrowly avoids being
sucked into an engine before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions
now what’s the next step of your master
plan trashing this food
with no survivors number one this is it
this is the moment of my death
fearless Jeff Bridges plays a man
empowered by a near-death experience
after surviving a plane crash we’re
gonna make it max he’s gonna bring us
him he’s gonna bring his in there’s a
boy alone up there but I’m gonna sit
with him as passengers brace for impact
bridges character provides a moment of
calm in the midst of the chaos close
your eyes
the others
everything is wonderful
the plane is torn to shreds as it makes
contact with the ground with passengers
being thrown violently left and right
the score mutes the sound of the turmoil
adding a quiet moment of reflection as
the planes passengers meet their fate
do you agree with our list what do you
think is the most memorable plane crash
in movies
we’re more death-defying top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
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