[EveningStar]

Top 10:

10. Executive Decision (1996)
9. Air America (1990)
8. United 93 (2006)
7. Hell's Angels (1930)
6. Con Air (1997)
5. Up in the Air (2009)
4. Air Force One (1997)
3. The Aviator (2004)
2. Airplane! (1980)
1. Top Gun (1986)

Honorable mention:

Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Red Eye (2005)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Blue Max (1966)

[SMARTY]

‘Flight of the Phoenix’
‘Spitfire’

Oldies but goodies!

[Night Hides Not]

Let's not forget to add movies about the Tuskegee Airmen:

Red Tails
Tuskegee Airmen

[Smokin' Joe]

12 o’clock High should have been in the top 10, imho.

[Fiji Hill]

“Wings” (1928), which won Best Picture, should be on that list. I would also ad “Flying Down to Rio” (1933).

[yuleeyahoo]

The High and the Mighty.

[dainbramaged]

"Hells Angels" (1930) Produced and directed by Howard Hughes. It started production as a silent film and ended up being one of the first "talkies" - contains some excellent air to air combat footage. Not a great film, but can be viewed here: https://archive.org/details/HellsAngels1930JeanHarlow
My grandmother would not let my Dad go see it in the theater because of the profanity in the title.

[tcrlaf]

“Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines”

It was the movie that got me interested in aviation at a young age.

[Tennessee Nana]

“Get off my plane!”

Harrison Ford as the President of the United States, Air Force One...

[JoeProBono]

[pabianice]

What a joke. Not one vote for the best airplane movie ever, “Flight of the Phoenix” (1966, with Jimmy Stewart, not the vomitous remake with Dennis Quaid)

[Hatteras]

Not listed, but I liked Flyboys (2006)

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

"633 Squadron" featuring the DH Mosquito, the most awesome warplane ever.

"Dive Bomber" - pretty hokey plot and acting, but the great scenes with those beautiful prewar USN paint schemes make up for it.

[Tallguy]

I know it was all CGI, but check out “Deep Blue World” if you want to see some good Battle of Britain action.

[Dr. Sivana]

What? Three guys named Mike didn’t make it?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

How about the WWII films AIR FORCE and 12 O’CLOCK HIGH.

Then the original MEMPHIS BELLE.

[dangus]

The best “airplane” movie should be presented to all college freshmen: “The Aviator.” It shows why you can have freedom and innovation or regulation, but not both.

1. The Aviator
2. Airplane!
3. anything else.

[sjmjax]

[jumpingcholla34]

Man in the Sky with Jack Hawkins. Great British flick.

[NorthMountain]

Feh ...

Memphis Belle?
The Bridges at Toko-Ri?
Strategic Air Command?
633 Squadron?
Twelve O’Clock High?

[IYAS9YAS]

What? No “Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines”?