Discover For you Watchlist Search Ask

Loading…

Good stories. Your taste.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Ratings from IMDb. IMDb is a registered trademark of IMDb.com, Inc.

Designed for Sweden · SE · Brand
Streaming availability from JustWatch.

Discover For you Ask Search Watchlist

Airlift (2016) · Cineora

Airlift poster

A RAJA MENON FILM

Airlift

20162h 6mMovie

DramaThriller

IMDb7.9/ 10 · 61.9K votes

170,000 REFUGEES, 488 FLIGHTS, 59 DAYS, 1 MAN

When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.

Gritty
Thought-provoking
Inspiring
True story
War
Immigration

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for a group of friends and talking about after. Contains strong language.

DirectorRaja Menon

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.2 / 10

Seen it?

Sign in to rate. Your honest reactions shape every recommendation.

Where to watch

Not streaming in Sweden right now.

Availability from JustWatch

The people behind the story

Top cast

Akshay KumarRanjit Katyal

Nimrat KaurAmrita Katyal

InaamulhaqMajor Khalaf Bin Zayd

Prakash BelawadiGeorge Kutty

Kumud MishraSanjeev Kohli

Feryna WazheirTasneem

Purab KohliIbrahim Durrani

LenaaDeepti Jayarajan

More like this

Close in feeling, tone and story.

Take Off poster

Movie

2017IMDb8.0

Baby poster

Movie

2015IMDb7.9

Amaran poster

Movie

2024IMDb8.1

Runway 34 poster

Movie

2022IMDb7.0

D-Day poster

Movie

2013IMDb7.2

The Diplomat poster

Movie

2025IMDb7.0

Bell Bottom poster

Movie

2021IMDb6.1

Sky Force poster

Movie

2025IMDb6.8

Lakshya poster

Movie

2004IMDb7.8

Neerja poster

Movie

2016IMDb7.6

Holiday poster

Movie

2014IMDb7.2

New York poster

Movie

2009IMDb6.8

Extraction poster

Movie

2020IMDb6.8

Kajaki poster

Movie

2014IMDb7.1

Maryan poster

Movie

2013IMDb7.1

The Ambush poster

Movie

2021IMDb6.1

Romeo Akbar Walter poster

Movie

Romeo Akbar Walter

2019IMDb6.7

Fighter poster

Movie

2024IMDb6.1

Series with the same feel

A different format. A familiar feeling.

Breaking Bad poster

Series

2008–2013IMDb9.5

Band of Brothers poster

Series

Band of Brothers

2001IMDb9.4

Chernobyl poster

Series

2019IMDb9.3

The Wire poster

Series

2002–2008IMDb9.3

Game of Thrones poster

Series

Game of Thrones

2011–2019IMDb9.2

The Sopranos poster

Series

1999–2007IMDb9.2

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story poster

Series

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

2020IMDb9.2

Aspirants poster

Series

2021–IMDb9.1

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood poster

Series

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

2009–2010IMDb9.1

Sherlock poster

Series

2010–2017IMDb9.0

Better Call Saul poster

Series

Better Call Saul

2015–2022IMDb9.0

The Chosen poster

Series

2019–IMDb9.1