Airplane!

Airplane!

What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?

Directed by Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Howard W. Koch Productions

198088 min7.3 / 10

A relentless, anarchic spoof that weaponizes absurdist humor and rapid-fire gags to parody disaster-movie conventions with gleeful irreverence.

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Airplane! sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does Airplane! end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Airplane! violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is Airplane! easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Airplane! scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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82/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise98

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Airplane!, and what each one shares →

Like Airplane!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Airplane!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Airplane!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Airplane!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Airplane!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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