By leah jones
Top Gun is a classic film starring Tom Cruise that set the standard for other Navy fighter pilot movies that succeeded its 1986 release.
Here is a list of similar movies that will scratch your itch for other action/thriller movies that are all about combat, aviation and drama.
This decades awaited sequel follows Maverick as he returns to the elite pilot training program to prepare new aviators for a near-impossible mission while confronting his past.
A teenager with no skills as a fighter pilot teams up with an Air Force pilot to rescue his father, who has been captured in a hostile Middle Eastern country in this '80s action thriller.
In this suspenseful film, a U.S. Navy pilot is shot down over enemy land and must evade their forces while his commanding officer tries to rescue him.
Devotion tells the true story of Jesse L. Brown, the U.S. Navy's first Black aviator, and his friendship with fellow pilot Tom Hudner during the height of the Korean War.
Stealth follows three elite fighter pilots who are forced to take on a rogue AI-controlled stealth jet that’s gone off mission.
Set during the Vietnam War, this film follows two Navy pilots who grapple with morals and decide to take an explosive battle plan into their own hands.
This modern war epic is about the Battle of Midway during WWII. It follows U.S. Navy pilots and sailors in the Pacific Theater throughout the three days of this pivotal battle.
Red Tails is based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of Black American pilots in WWII. It chronicles the racism and other challenges while proving themselves.
This drama depicts the lives of the test pilots who became America’s first astronauts. The film shows their bravery and hardships during the beginnings of the space race.
A mix of romance and war, this Michael Bay film centers on two fighter pilots and a love triangle set against the backdrop of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor
In this action thriller, terrorists hijack Air Force One with the president’s family on board. So, he secretly devises a plan to save everyone as the terrorists threaten their lives.