Movies like Sully

Another Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg collaboration, this comedy-drama features Hanks as an Eastern European man stranded in JFK airport due to a passport snafu. While more lighthearted than Sully, it shares the theme of an individual facing unforeseen challenges.

This gripping drama stars Denzel Washington as an airline pilot who saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling. Like Sully, Flight delves into the psychological and emotional aftermath of piloting through a crisis.

Tom Hanks delivers a compelling performance as a FedEx executive stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. Fans of Sully will appreciate Hanks' portrayal of a man's resilience and resourcefulness in surviving a dire situation.

Tom Hanks stars as Captain Richard Phillips in this tense thriller that portrays the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. cargo ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates. Similar to Sully, it's a true-life story of courage and survival against the odds.

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th that crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back. Like Sully, this film is a tense dramatization of true aviation events, focusing on heroism in the face of disaster.