Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Feb 27, 1983 | IMDB 4.8
105 min Watch NowAdventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its maiden voyage. The trip goes horribly awry, however, when the aircraft is forced out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As it is too dangerous to attempt reentry, Captain Cody Briggs, his passengers and his crew brave declining levels of oxygen while NASA scientists scramble to launch a rescue mission in a race against time.
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Intimate Strangers
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The Tenth Level
Duel
Home for the Holidays
Sole Survivor
Bad Ronald
The Strangers in 7A
The Night Strangler
The Invasion of Carol Enders
High Plains Invaders
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