Movies like Aftermath
If Aftermath's mix of depression, airplane and airport stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Aftermath's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Sully
2016 · Directed by Clint Eastwood · 96 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: airplane, investigation, flight · From the same decade (2010s)
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard.
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Insomnia
2002 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 118 min7.0
Why you'll like itWith Martin Donovan · Shares: investigation · Also thriller and drama
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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Reign Over Me
2007 · Directed by Mike Binder · 124 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: airplane, grief
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
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Non-Stop
2014 · Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · 107 min6.8
Why you'll like itWith Scoot McNairy · Shares: airplane · From the same decade (2010s)
Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers.
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Bridge of Spies
2015 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 141 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer · Also thriller and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a…
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The Rainmaker
1997 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 135 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer · Also drama and thriller
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim.
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The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 165 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: airplane, vigilante · From the same decade (2010s)
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department.
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Cast Away
2000 · Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 143 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: airplane crash
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm.
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Fathers and Daughters
2015 · Directed by Gabriele Muccino · 116 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: mental breakdown · From the same decade (2010s)
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
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Fearless
1993 · Directed by Peter Weir · 122 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: grief
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?