Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- intense
- propulsive
- gritty
- action movie night
- weekend thriller
What critics said
Critics and audiences generally found the film to be effective, propulsive B-movie entertainment with strong action set pieces despite its bare-bones premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Pilot Brodie Torrance cooperates with prisoner-transfer fugitive Louis Gaspare after the emergency landing leaves passengers threatened by armed militants.
The stranded commercial aircraft functions as the passengers' shelter and the central focus of rescue and hostage danger.
Brodie's piloting and crisis-management abilities drive the emergency landing, passenger protection, and attempts to secure help.
The film turns a Philippine island described as a war zone into the setting for militia violence and hostage threats, prompting criticism of its national portrayal.
Films like Plane, and why
The Grey
shared high-stakes survival thriller structure, grounded action, and an ordinary professional forced into extraordinary danger
Airport
shared aircraft disaster premise, propulsive pacing, and procedural crisis-solving under extreme pressure
Con Air
shared hostage-survival action, morally complicated allies, and muscular contemporary thriller tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean-François Richet
- Release Date
- 2023-01-11
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (2762)
Cast
- Gerard Butler
- Mike Colter
- Tony Goldwyn
- Yoson An
- Evan Dane Taylor
- Paul Ben-Victor
- Daniella Pineda
- Lilly Krug
- Kelly Gale
- Otis Winston
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Plane about?
- After a storm forces a commercial pilot to crash-land in a Philippine war zone, survival depends on an uneasy partnership with a dangerous fugitive.
- What is Plane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Plane as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Plane violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Plane as brutal.
- What did critics think of Plane?
- Critics and audiences generally found the film to be effective, propulsive B-movie entertainment with strong action set pieces despite its bare-bones premise.
- Which films are like Plane?
- Films with a similar feel include The Grey, Airport, and Con Air.
- How long is Plane?
- Plane runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Plane?
- In United States, Plane streams on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
