Flight Crew
A volatile Russian flight crew must overcome personal divisions and catastrophic natural forces to save hundreds of passengers.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- propulsive
- tense
- melodramatic
- action movie night
- disaster movie marathon
What critics said
Critics and viewers broadly recognized the film's ambitious filmmaking, aviation spectacle, and commercial appeal, while finding its melodramatic personal conflicts less consistently compelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The crew must put aside interpersonal differences to protect passengers during a natural disaster.
Alexey Gushchin is positioned within pilot rivalries, family pressures, and escalating flight emergencies.
The film centers on cockpit operations, aircraft danger, and disaster-scale rescue set pieces.
It is a major Russian-language disaster film produced by Studio Trite, CGF Films, Russia 1, and Mosfilm.
Films like Flight Crew, and why
The Crew
Russian aviation disaster spectacle combining professional rivalry, teamwork, and high-stakes rescue drama
Sully
Aviation-centered disaster action with escalating mechanical crises and ensemble heroism
The Impossible
Large-scale disaster spectacle focused on ordinary professionals coordinating under extreme pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Nikolay Lebedev
- Release Date
- 2016-04-21
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (306)
Cast
- Danila Kozlovsky
- Vladimir Mashkov
- Agnė Grudytė
- Sergey Shakurov
- Sergey Romanovich
- Elena Yakovleva
- Sergey Gazarov
- Sergey Kempo
- Katerina Shpitsa
- Irina Pegova
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Flight Crew about?
- A volatile Russian flight crew must overcome personal divisions and catastrophic natural forces to save hundreds of passengers.
- What is Flight Crew like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flight Crew as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Flight Crew violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Flight Crew as mild.
- What did critics think of Flight Crew?
- Critics and viewers broadly recognized the film's ambitious filmmaking, aviation spectacle, and commercial appeal, while finding its melodramatic personal conflicts less consistently compelling.
- Which films are like Flight Crew?
- Films with a similar feel include The Crew, Sully, and The Impossible.
- How long is Flight Crew?
- Flight Crew runs 138 minutes.
- Where can I watch Flight Crew?
- In United States, Flight Crew streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
