Denzel Washington’s been nominated for a best actor Oscar for his performance in Pilot.

And that got us thinking, which other films have planes at the heart of their stories? Looking first at civilian then military narratives, here’s our rundown of planes on film.

AIRLINERS

Airplane!

The Airport Series

Snakes on a Plane

Catch Me if You Can

Up in the Air

Con Air

The Terminal

Die Hard 2

Pushing Tin

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Passenger 57

Executive Decision

The Aviator

MILITARY

Top Gun

Hot Shots

Air Force One

Behind Enemy Lines

Fire Birds

Bat*21

Dam Busters

Memphis Belle

Broken Arrow

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