Where to watch Airplane! (1980) tonight
Airplane! (1980) runs 1 h 28 min, is rated PG in the US and averages 7.3 from 5,339 TMDB members. An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
- Runtime
- 1 h 28 min — ends 9:28 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- PG (US)
- Genres
- Comedy
- Released
- June 27, 1980
- TMDB rating
- 7.3 / 10 from 5,339 votes
- Director
- Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker
- Starring
- Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-04: fuboTV (subscription), Paramount Plus Premium (subscription), Paramount Plus Essential (subscription), Paramount+ Amazon Channel (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), YouTube Free (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Airplane!?
- Airplane! is 1 h 28 min long (88 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:28 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Airplane! rated?
- Airplane! is rated PG in the US.
- Is Airplane! a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Airplane!?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-04: fuboTV (subscription), Paramount Plus Premium (subscription), Paramount Plus Essential (subscription), Paramount+ Amazon Channel (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), YouTube Free (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Comedies under 100 minutes
- Movies from the 80s
- Movies for a group
- Date night movies
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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