Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Directed by Jerry Jameson

Produced by Orgolini-Nelson Productions, Orion Television

1983105 min5.0 / 10

A high-stakes survival thriller built on the premise of a commercial aircraft accidentally launched into space, balancing technical problem-solving with human drama under mounting pressure.

Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its maiden voyage. The trip goes horribly awry, however, when the aircraft is forced out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As it is too dangerous to attempt reentry, Captain Cody Briggs, his passengers and his crew brave declining levels of oxygen while NASA scientists scramble to launch a rescue mission in a race against time.

Questions people ask

  • Is Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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