Movies Like Wing and a Prayer

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Airport 1975

1974·1h 47m·★ 5.8·Jack Smight

TMDB recommendsStarring Dana AndrewsDrama & Action

Dark Blue World

2001·1h 52m·★ 7.1·Jan Svěrák

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama & War

Gung Ho!

1943·1h 28m·★ 6.0·Ray Enright

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama & War

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955·1h 40m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

Fans also likedStarring Charles BickfordDrama & War

Emergency Declaration

2022·2h 20m·★ 6.8·Han Jae-rim

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama

The Thin Red Line

1998·2h 51m·★ 7.6·Terrence Malick

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Robert Wise

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The First of the Few

1942·1h 58m·★ 7.0·Leslie Howard

TMDB recommendsWar & Drama

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951·1h 28m·★ 6.9·Henry Hathaway

Action & Drama & WarStarring Cedric HardwickeDir. Henry Hathaway

They Were Expendable

1945·2h 15m·★ 7.2·John Ford

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Up Periscope

1959·1h 52m·★ 6.4·Gordon Douglas

TMDB recommendsWar & Action

Hyena Road

2015·2h·★ 6.5·Paul Gross

Fans also likedWar & Drama & Action

Midway

1976·2h 12m·★ 6.8·Jack Smight

Fans also likedAction & Drama & War

The Kill Team

2019·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Dan Krauss

Fans also likedWar & Action & Drama

Bat★21

1988·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Peter Markle

Fans also likedAction & War & Drama

Jarhead 3: The Siege

2016·1h 35m·★ 5.1·William Kaufman

Fans also likedWar & Action & Drama

Operation Pacific

1951·1h 51m·★ 6.6·George Waggner

Fans also likedWar & Drama & Action

Strategic Air Command

1955·1h 52m·★ 6.3·Anthony Mann

Fans also likedAction & Drama & War

Flying Leathernecks

1951·1h 42m·★ 6.3·Nicholas Ray

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Hurricane

2018·1h 47m·★ 5.9·David Blair

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How Good Is Wing and a Prayer?

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