An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 passengers from Ahmedabad to London, crashed near Ahmedabad International Airport on June 12. The DGCA has sent a team from Delhi to investigate. Here's a look at some of the most devastating airplane crashes ever depicted on the silver screen.

Since 2000, the Final Destination franchise has made everyday moments terrifying. In the first film, high schooler Alex has a chilling premonition of a deadly plane explosion before a class trip to Paris. Removed from the flight with a few classmates, he watches in horror as the vision comes true, killing everyone onboard.

This Tom Hanks classic follows an American systems analyst en route to Malaysia whose plane crashes into the Pacific during a storm. Stranded on a deserted island, he’s forced to survive alone. Back in Tennessee, he’s left behind a life he loved—and a girlfriend he hoped to marry—until fate gives him another chance.

Alive is a gripping survival drama based on true events. A Uruguayan rugby team, en route to Chile, crashes in the Andes mountains. Onboard, players and their families laugh, bond, and admire the scenic peaks—unaware that those very mountains will become their harsh prison, testing their endurance, hope, and will to live.

Fearless follows Max Klein, a plane crash survivor who remains eerily calm amid chaos. As others panic, he comforts a lonely child during the crash. Though many perish or are injured, Max emerges physically unscathed. The film explores his fearless transformation afterward and how it deeply impacts those around him.

Executive Decision explores a traveler’s worst nightmare—a hijacked flight. Departing Athens with 400 passengers, the plane unknowingly carries a terrorist leader and his men. Also aboard is a lieutenant colonel tied to a failed raid. In Washington D.C., Intelligence Consultant David Grant (Kurt Russell) works urgently to save everyone on board.

Flight stars Denzel Washington as Whip Whittaker, a pilot who relies on drugs and alcohol to cope. During a flight, he secretly drinks and lets the co-pilot take over—until a sudden dive forces him to crash-land the plane. Hailed as a hero, Whip soon faces scrutiny that threatens to expose the truth.

World War Z is a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller where chaos erupts as zombies overrun city streets. Gerry and his family narrowly escape and are rescued. Determined to end the outbreak, Gerry uses his United Nations experience to travel the globe, seeking the virus's origin and a way to stop the infection.

The One is a Russian survival drama based on true events. Newlyweds Larisa and Vladimir are on a flight when it collides with another midair. As the plane shatters, they're torn apart. Miraculously, Larisa survives the crash and, stranded in the wilderness, must summon strength and courage to find her way to safety.

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