5 Greatest Aviation Films To Watch This Christmas

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Christmas is the perfect time for aviation enthusiasts ("AvGeeks") to watch aviation-themed movies.

Die Hard 2 (Released in 1990)

This classic sequel sees Detective John McClane endeavor to thwart terrorists at Dulles International Airport (IAD) on snowy Christmas Eve. The mercenaries take control of air traffic control (ATC) to free a dictator. They manipulate the Instrument Landing System (ILS), causing a passenger jet crash, which strengthens McClane’s determination. The climax occurs when McClane opens a fuel valve on an Evergreen International Airlines Boeing 747 and ignites the fuel trail with a cigarette. The resulting explosion creates an improvised signal beacon for airliners, leading to a heartwarming happy ending when his wife's aircraft lands.

Tora! Tora! Tora! (Released in 1970)

This classic docudrama depicts the historical Imperial Japanese air raid against Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The film is renowned for its dedication to historical accuracy and objective storytelling, following narratives on both sides of the attack. It was a joint Japanese-American production with separate directors and casts for each side. The movie focuses on the strategic, diplomatic, and bureaucratic factors that led to the attack, detailing command errors and American disbelief. The final third of the film depicts the aerial assault in realistic detail.

Carry On (Released in 2024)

Critics consider this 2024 Netflix action movie a modern reinvention of Die Hard 2. TSA agent Ethan Kopek at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Christmas Eve is blackmailed by "The Traveler" through an earpiece. Ethan is forced to manipulate security to allow a specific carry-on bag containing a dangerous nerve agent to bypass scanning. Ethan learns the group intends to frame Russia for a political killing. He ultimately defeats the villainous mercenary by trapping him with his poison. The film concludes with Ethan, a year later, sporting an LAPD badge.

Flight (Released in 2012)