Movies and TvShows featuring "landing" theme.
Ex-fighter pilot Ted Striker is a traumatized war veteran turned taxi driver. He overcomes his fear of flying to regain the love of his ex-girlfriend, stewardess Elaine Dickinson. On their flight, the crew and passengers fall sick from food poisoning, leaving no one to fly the airplane except for Ted. With the help of Captain Rex Kramer, Ted must overcome his trauma and safely land the plane despite challenges like engine damage and a thunderstorm. Ted succeeds and reunites with Elaine.
In a post-apocalyptic future, humanity is on the brink of extinction due to radiation contamination. The battleship Yamato sets out on a desperate mission to find a new home for the surviving human race, encountering alien races, space battles, and the ultimate sacrifice along the way.
In Villa Rides, a maverick leader named Pancho Villa is caught in a power struggle during the Mexican Revolution. The film follows his journey through battles, escapes, and the struggle for freedom.
When a blizzard hits an airport, causing chaos and panic, the airport staff must deal with a suicide bomber threat and a stowaway on board, leading to a series of intense and dramatic events.
All the Way Boys is a 1972 action-comedy film about two friends, Sal and Vince, who embark on an adventure to recover a priceless gem in Peru. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles, including dangerous jungle adventures, airplane crashes, knife fights, and deceitful schemes. The duo must use their cunning and friendship to outsmart the kingpin and his exploitative schemes while dodging piranhas and other perils.
A drifter accidentally becomes a bodyguard for a secret society and must navigate an amusement park game to protect a town from theft and harm.
When the pilot of a plane suddenly dies mid-flight, a passenger with a background in piloting must take control and safely land the aircraft. This documentary explores the real-life events and the life-and-death decisions made by the passenger and the air traffic control.
During World War II, a group of US Marines must secure a beachhead on a remote island and face off against the enemy Japanese soldiers.
Thunder Birds is a romantic drama film set during World War II. It revolves around the love story between a US soldier and a British soldier, who struggle to maintain their relationship amidst the chaos of war. The film explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the human spirit.
NASA launches its most ambitious hunt for traces of life on Mars, landing a car-sized rover in a rocky, ancient river delta. The rover will stow samples for possible return to Earth and test technology that may pave the way for human travel to Mars.
Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the German House of Hanover, ruler of Great Britain.
In May 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (or JAXA) launched an unmanned spacecraft of their own development to retrieve samples from an asteroid. Seven long years later, Hayabusa achieved its goal and was the first of any kind of craft launched from Earth to safely return samples of this kind to home base. The story was one of such great national pride for Japan, and in the wake of the tsunami and resulting tragedies in Japan it’s strong nationalistic message became the subject of no less than three rival films. Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s high-profile effort, simply titled Hayabusa (2011) starred the incomparable Toshiyuki Nishida. Most recently, Welcome Home, Hayabusa (2012) was released to Japanese audiences. Slipping in between those two was Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home, concentrating on the people on the ground who helped return the probe safely.
On November the 11th, billions of miles from Earth, a spacecraft orbiter and lander will do what no other has dared to attempt: land on the volatile surface of a comet as it flies round the sun at 41,000 mph. If successful, it could help peer into our past and unlock secrets from our very origins. The stakes couldn't be higher.
Promotional documentary filmed at the London East End Docklands area and River Thames for the filming of the opening boat chase for The World Is Not Enough (1999).
June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this region became the most important location in the world. Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, including animation, CGI and stunning live-action images, “D-Day: Normandy 1944” brings this monumental event to the world’s largest screens for the first time ever. Audiences of all ages, including new generations, will discover from a new perspective how this landing changed the world. Exploring history, military strategy, science, technology and human values, the film will educate and appeal to all. Narrated by Tom Brokaw, “D-Day: Normandy 1944” pays tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom… A duty of memory, a duty of gratitude.
Air Crew is a gripping action drama that takes place in an airplane cockpit during a custody battle. When an earthquake shakes the town, the crew must navigate through a series of mishaps, including a mountain collapse and an explosion. As they try to escape the disaster, tensions rise and relationships are tested. Will they be able to land the airplane safely and overcome the challenges they face?
Two American GIs are the only survivors of a unit wiped out in a battle with Japanese troops on an isolated island. The two, who don't like each other, find try to put aside their differences in order to evade the Japanese and survive.
The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.
May 9, 2003 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launches its unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa into orbit. Its mission is to collect samples from a near Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa. Hayabusa is scheduled to make contact with the asteroid in November 2005. As the spacecraft approaches its rendezvous date with the asteroid problems arise for the JAXA staff back on Earth.