Aircraft Carrier
"aircraft carrier" Movies and TV Shows
#1
JAG
Synopsis:
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
Starring:
David James Elliott,
Catherine Bell,
Patrick Labyorteaux
#2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Synopsis:
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Starring:
James Whitmore,
Wesley Addy,
Martin Balsam
#3
Tomorrow Never Dies
Synopsis:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Starring:
Judi Dench,
Jonathan Pryce,
Michelle Yeoh
#4
The Sum of All Fears
Synopsis:
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman,
Ben Affleck,
Ron Rifkin
#5
The Deer Hunter
Synopsis:
A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
John Savage,
Christopher Walken
#6
The Core
Synopsis:
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate…
Starring:
Stanley Tucci,
Tchéky Karyo,
Bruce Greenwood
#7
The Caine Mutiny
Synopsis:
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Starring:
Fred MacMurray,
José Ferrer,
E.G. Marshall
#8
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Synopsis:
It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. A thrilling, actio…
Starring:
Catherine Hicks,
George Takei,
Nichelle Nichols
Plot:
probe,
whale,
alien probe,
humpback whale,
time travel,
back in time,
punk,
pizza,
bootstrap paradox,
talking to a computer
...
#9
Magnum Force
Synopsis:
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Tim Matheson,
Hal Holbrook
#10
Hot Shots!
Synopsis:
Recruited to join a top-secret mission for the Air Force, a renegade pilot finds himself coping with an incompetent admiral and a carefully selected squadron of flyers who are either inept or half-blind.
Starring:
Cary Elwes,
Jon Cryer,
Kevin Dunn
#11
Crimson Tide
Synopsis:
On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Viggo Mortensen,
James Gandolfini
#12
Clear and Present Danger
Synopsis:
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Benjamin Bratt,
Harrison Ford
#13
Behind Enemy Lines
Synopsis:
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his…
Starring:
Owen Wilson,
Leon Russom,
David Keith
#14
Apollo 13
Synopsis:
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Tom Hanks,
Chris Ellis
Plot:
1970s,
survival,
astronaut,
space mission,
rescue,
apollo program,
trapped in space,
cape kennedy,
duct tape,
disaster
...
#15
World War Z
Synopsis:
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and l…
Starring:
James Badge Dale,
Brad Pitt,
Ludi Boeken
Plot:
zombie,
walled city,
severed arm,
south korea,
white male lead in a diverse cast,
chaos,
pandemic,
infection,
disease,
antidote
...
#16
Vanguard
Synopsis:
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.
Starring:
Jackie Chan,
Temur Mamisashvili,
Yang Yang
#17
Transformers: The Last Knight
Synopsis:
Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg,
Stanley Tucci,
Josh Duhamel
Plot:
transforming robot,
racial slur,
ethnic slur,
based on toy,
fifth part,
sequel,
england,
london england,
gunfight,
shootout
...
#18
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Synopsis:
Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
Starring:
Josh Duhamel,
Ramón Rodríguez,
Tyrese Gibson
#19
Top Gun: Maverick
Synopsis:
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly,
Miles Teller,
Jon Hamm
#20
Top Gun
Synopsis:
A heart-pounding combination of action, music and incredible aerial photography helped make Top Gun the blockbuster hit. of 1986. Top Gun takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise is superb as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a daring young flyer who's out to become the best. And Kelly McGillis sizzles as the civili…
Starring:
Tom Skerritt,
Val Kilmer,
Michael Ironside
Plot:
pilot,
flying,
jet,
male objectification,
male camaraderie,
rivalry,
sex scene,
catch phrase,
u.s. navy,
jet fighter
...