Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "spy-plane"

1. Narcos (2015–2017)

TV-MA | 50 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.

Stars: Pedro Pascal, Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Alberto Ammann

Votes: 469,651

2. Bridge of Spies (2015)

PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, History, Thriller

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan

Votes: 327,511 | Gross: $72.31M

3. The Courier (2020)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, History, Mystery

Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Vladimir Chuprikov

Votes: 73,413 | Gross: $6.61M

4. Four Lions (2010)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.

Director: Christopher Morris | Stars: Will Adamsdale, Riz Ahmed, Adeel Akhtar, Kayvan Novak

Votes: 85,224 | Gross: $0.30M

5. Thirteen Days (2000)

PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, History, Thriller

In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Shawn Driscoll, Drake Cook

Votes: 62,647 | Gross: $34.59M

6. A Call to Spy (2019)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency - SOE - to recruit and train women as spies.

Director: Lydia Dean Pilcher | Stars: Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, Linus Roache

Votes: 9,340

7. JFK: The Final Evidence (2023)

Documentary, Action, Crime

In this two-part series, explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall.

Stars: Emma Long, David J. Hall, Chris Moran

Votes: 25

8. Burnt by Frost (1997)

97 min | Drama, Romance

When is an enemy not an enemy? When is an ally not an ally? The answer to these questions determines the fate of a man. Simon's struggle is played out against the rugged landscape of ... See full summary »

Director: Knut Erik Jensen | Stars: Stig Henrik Hoff, Bengt Altmann, Harald Andersen, Stig R. Andersen

Votes: 160

9. Flight Into Darkness (1935)

111 min | Drama

Charles Vanel and Annabella star respectively as a daring WW I aviator and his loving but neglected wife. Ostracized by the other pilots because of his recklessness and standoffishness, ... See full summary »

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Annabella, Charles Vanel, Jean Murat, Jean-Pierre Aumont

Votes: 170

10. Stingray (2016 TV Movie)

27 min | Documentary, News

They're used by police, federal officials and hackers. They can read your text messages, see where you are and more. They go by many names but some know them as Stingrays. But what is a ... See full summary »

Directors: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Rashinda Bankhead | Stars: Jason Hernandez, Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Sam Richards, Scott Schober

11. DC3:ans sista resa (2004 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary, History

Documentary telling what actually happened the early morning on the 13th of June 1952 when the Swedish spy plane of model DC3 was shot down over the Baltic Sea by a Soviet fighter jet.

Stars: Malcolm Dixelius, Lena Pettersson, Wilhelm Agrell, Sten Andersson

Votes: 19

12. Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)
Episode: The Airplane (2019)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, History

Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly. From Leonardo da Vinci's "flying machines" to the modern commercial plane, without these inventions, we may have never left the ground.

Directors: Stephen Mizelas, Nathan Williams, Ben Harding | Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Brandon Mikesell, Shini Somara, David Lentick

Votes: 32

13. Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
Episode: Les combattants (2019)

58 min | Documentary, Biography, History

At the onset of Fidel Castro's revolution, he displayed an uncanny ability to influence geopolitics. With Castro at the helm, the island of Cuba became an integral factor in world affairs, creating a fertile environment for the Cold War.

Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Ricardo Alarcón, Carlos Alzugaray, James Baker III, Jose Basulto

Votes: 17

14. Kennedy (2023)
Episode: Crisis (January 1962 - October 1962) (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

After Nuclear weapons are placed 90 miles from the Florida coast in Cuba, Kennedy faces his ultimate trial, the most dangerous moment in human history.

Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, Andrew Cohen, Richard Lipsey, J. Randy Taraborrelli

Votes: 28

15. Expedition Week (2011– )
Episode: Return of the Ghost Ship (2011)

Drama, History

A team of ocean surveyors strives to identify a century's old shipwreck. Since it's 400 feet down in the frigid Baltic Sea all the exploration will need to be performed robotically.

Director: Malcolm Dixelius | Star: Michael Izquierdo

Votes: 8

16. Nova (1974– )
Episode: 3D Spies of WWII (2012)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary

The story of British aerial military photographic reconnaissance and analysis using stereoscopic viewing techniques during World War II.

Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Craig Sechler, John S. Blyth, Mike Mockford, Dino A. Brugioni

Votes: 69

17. Twitter Spaces: Nuance Bro (2023– )
We Want Tri (2023 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Tri Man updates the space on his attempts at picking up random women at Vegas nightclubs. Tom pushes Texas Oil and Gas propaganda. Prodigal promises Nuance to make him a big star. The ... See full summary »

Stars: Nuance Bro, Tayler Hansen, AK Kamara, Tri Man

18. Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode: Deception (2022)

Documentary, History, War

Strategy and tactics can be creative. But behind every deception are the Military Masterminds planning and executing each strategy to defeat an enemy.

Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Christopher Catherwood, Dan Hill, James Rogers, Lucy Betteridge-Dyson

19. Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Episode: Wernher Von Braun (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Wernher von Braun was vital to NASA's Apollo 11 mission to put a man on the moon, but this 'American hero' had his Nazi past kept under wraps.

Director: James Wright | Stars: Katherine Landdeck, Michael J. Neufeld, Shalina Patel, Nigel Jones

20. Ultimate Restorations (2014– )
Episode: The Lysander: Canada's Unsung Hero (2014)

TV-G | 54 min | Documentary

The Vintage Wings Museum in Ottawa, Canada undertakes restoration of a Lysander plane, one of only four known to exist. Built and used during WWII, the Lysander was known for its ability to... See full summary »

Stars: John Aiken, John Colton, Angela Gagnon, Alan Griffin

21. Planes That Changed the World (2015– )
Episode: SR-71 Blackbird (2015)

Not Rated | 46 min | Documentary

The SR-71 Blackbird can travel at three times the speed of sound and at heights of 80,000 feet, at the very edge of space. But its greatest legacy is helping maintain peace when the world ... See full summary »

Director: Ian Clark

Votes: 22

22. The Cuba Libre Story (2015–2016)
Episode: Of Soviets and Saviors (2016)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History

Cuba and the Soviet Union become allies, and Soviet nuclear missiles are set up on the island. When the US finds out, the world is at the brink of nuclear war.

Directors: Emmanuel Amara, Kai Christiansen, Florian Dedio | Stars: Ken Eaken, Dariel Alarcón Ramirez, Ahmed Ben Bella, Fidel Castro

Votes: 85

23. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode: Family Secrets (2018)

42 min | Documentary, History

As personal scandal threatens his marriage and looming nuclear war undermines his administration, President John F. Kennedy must fight to protect the presidency, the country and the world.

Director: Jonathan Jones | Stars: Martin Sheen, Sally Bedell Smith, Kate Andersen Brower, J. Randy Taraborrelli

Votes: 52