Movies Like Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2008)

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains is a 2008 documentary, history film from Gonzalo Arijón with a MovieMagicScore of 8.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Society of the Snow and Flight of the Phoenix.

Documentary History

Society of the Snow

2023

On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.

8.0

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Flight of the Phoenix

2004

When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.

6.0

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Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

7.4

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Send Help

2026

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

7.0

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Away

2019

After suffering a plane crash on a mysterious island, a young man embarks on an epic journey through forests, deserts and mountains trying to escape the shadow of a huge dark spirit.

6.4

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The War Game

1966

A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985.

7.7

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The Lovers and the Despot

2016

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

6.9

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Apollo 13: Survival

2024

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.

7.2

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12.12: The Day

2023

After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by DefenseSecurity Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock

2017

A reckless joyride into the darkest corners of popular music that delves deep into the mind of Mick Rock, the genius photographer who immortalized the seventies and the rise to rock stardom of many legendary musicians.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Little Girl Blue

2023

In 2016, French writer and photographer Carole Achache took her own life. After Carole's death, her daughter Mona Achache, a film director, discovers thousands of photos, letters and recordings that Carole left behind, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation with the help of actress Marion Cotillard, the director brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.

6.2

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#12

Funan

2019

Cambodia, once the ancient kingdom of Funan, April 17th, 1975. The entire country falls under the tyranny of Angkar, the communist party of the Khmer Rouge. The cities are abandoned, the population is thrown to the roads and forced to walk towards an uncertain future…

6.9

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#13

Brute 1976

2024

In 1976 a group of people in the desert for a photo shoot, stumble upon an abandoned town called Savage. But they are not alone. A family of masked psychopaths have claimed Savage as their own and are hell bent on living up to its name.

4.3

MagicScore

#14

Touching the Void

2003

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

7.6

MagicScore

#15

The Cordillera of Dreams

2019

"In Chile, when the sun rises, it had to climb hills, walls and tops before reaching the last stone of the Cordillera. In my country, the Cordillera is everywhere. But for the Chilean citizens, it is an unknown territory. After going North for Nostalgia for the Light and South for The Pearl Button, I now feel ready to shoot this immense spine to explore its mysteries, powerful revelations of Chile’s past and present history." Patricio Guzmán

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Alive

1993

The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

My Partner

1982

The story of an improbable friendship and a social comment on life in Bolivia in the eighties.

8.9

MagicScore

#18

Only Angels Have Wings

1939

A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

The Demon of the Andes

2014

El Demonio de los Andes, directed by Palito Ortega Matute, is based on the Andean myth of the Jarjacha, a demonic character set on destroying everyone it comes across. The legend of the Jajacha has been passed down from generation to generation. Ortega Matute spoke to people who were told about it by their parents, who had been told the tale by their parents. He also listened to accounts from people who say they’ve seen the demon with their own eyes.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

In Search of the Castaways

1962

Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney film was based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains?

The top films similar to Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains by MovieMagicScore are Society of the Snow (8.0), Flight of the Phoenix (6.0), Little Dieter Needs to Fly (7.4). Each shares documentary/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains worth watching?

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.2/10 from 29 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains?

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2008) is a documentary, history film directed by Gonzalo Arijón, starring José Pedro Algorta Durán, Roberto Canessa, Alfredo Daniel Delgado Salaberri.

Where can I find more recommendations like Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains?

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This ranked list pairs Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2008), a documentary and history film from Gonzalo Arijón, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of José Pedro Algorta Durán take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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