PickFlick
Finding Amelia

Finding Amelia

2024•1h 40m
AdventureDocumentaryHistory

In 1945, a group of Australian soldiers inadvertently stumbled across Amelia Earhart's downed airplane in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Now, a team of specialists will use the soldiers' exclusive testimony and an old patrol map to find the plane again.

Open in PickFlick

Production

MAK Pictures, Spring Theory, Discovery

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Morgan Spector

Morgan Spector

Narrator (voice)

Michael Carra

Self

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

Self (archive footage)

Recommended

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

6.7
1957
Movie

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957
6.7
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

6.1
2012
Movie

Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

2012
6.1
Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

6.3
1990
Movie

When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.

Lord of the Flies

1990
6.3
Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

6.4
2018
Movie

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.

Tomb Raider

2018
6.4
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

5.9
1954
Movie

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

The High and the Mighty

1954
5.9
The World's Fastest Indian

The World's Fastest Indian

7.7
2005
Movie

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

The World's Fastest Indian

2005
7.7
Cast Away

Cast Away

7.7
2000
Movie

Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.

Cast Away

2000
7.7
Predator: Badlands

Predator: Badlands

7.7
2025
Movie

Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Predator: Badlands

2025
7.7
Uncharted

Uncharted

6.9
2022
Movie

A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.

Uncharted

2022
6.9
The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

6.8
2019
Movie

In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.

The Aeronauts

2019
6.8
Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra

6.1
2007
Movie

A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.

Battle for Terra

2007
6.1
Flyboys

Flyboys

6.5
2006
Movie

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

Flyboys

2006
6.5

Similar Movies

Six Days Seven Nights

Six Days Seven Nights

6.1
1998
Movie

In the South Pacific island of Makatea, career-driven magazine editor Robin Monroe is on a week-long vacation getaway with her boyfriend, Frank Martin. An emergency work assignment in neighboring Tahiti requires Robin to hire the cantankerous pilot Quinn Harris who had flown them to Makatea on a small transport plane. While flying, a powerful storm forces Quinn to make an emergency landing on a nearby deserted island. The dissimilar pair avoid each other at first, until they're forced to team up to escape from the island -- and some pirates who want their heads.

Six Days Seven Nights

1998
6.1
Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

6.3
1990
Movie

When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.

Lord of the Flies

1990
6.3
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

6.2
1994
Movie

In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight as a passenger. In 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan undertake her longest flight: a round-the-world attempt. However, the plane disappears in the process.

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

1994
6.2
Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

5.8
1938
Movie

While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.

Too Hot to Handle

1938
5.8
Lost Continent

Lost Continent

3.5
1951
Movie

When an experimental atomic rocket crashes somewhere off-radar, its three developing scientists are joined by three Air Force men in tracking it down to a small Pacific island, where it apparently has landed on the plateau of the island's steep-walled, taboo mountain...

Lost Continent

1951
3.5
The Lost Children

The Lost Children

7.4
2024
Movie

After a plane crash, four indigenous children fight to survive in the Colombian Amazon using ancestral wisdom as an unprecedented rescue mission unfolds.

The Lost Children

2024
7.4
Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart

Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart

1987
Movie

Amelia Earhart explores the mysterious disappearance of America's beloved aviator during a highly publicized around-the-world flight in 1937. Since she vanished, speculation on the flight pioneer's demise has been an ongoing source of controversy.

Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart

1987
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon

Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon

4.2
2008
Movie

Surviving the plane crash was only the beginning ... After their plane crashes into uncharted territory in the Himalayas, the survivors set out to find help in the freezing cold. As the days pass and with no sign of a rescue, tensions begin to mount. The survivors wrestle with their consciences as they realise that in order to survive, they must use the bodies of the dead as food. But when it appears that something else is already feeding upon the dead, the survivors realise that their biggest danger is not hunger but something infinitely more sinister: a legendary Yeti is stalking them and is moving in for the kill. Can they outsmart the beast or will they die trying?

Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon

2008
4.2
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

5.5
2022
Movie

With a narrative running deeper than a catchy tune and cryptic verses, “American Pie” is a musical phenomenon woven deep into the history of American culture, entertaining audiences around the world for over 50 years. This documentary tells the stories of the people who were a part of this moment from the beginning, shows the point of view of a new generation of artists who are motivated by the same values and ideas that inspired the song’s creation, and highlights cultural moments in America’s history that are as relevant now as they were in 1971, when the song was released.

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

2022
5.5
Smallfoot

Smallfoot

6.8
2018
Movie

A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.

Smallfoot

2018
6.8
Bermuda Island

Bermuda Island

3.4
2023
Movie

Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island. Desperate to survive the elements and infighting between survivors, they find that the island has more in store for them than they could ever imagine.

Bermuda Island

2023
3.4
Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents

Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents

3.8
2001
Movie

Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows." A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft or loss of the weapon. To date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.Now, recently declassified documents reveal the history and secrecy surrounding the events known as "Broken Arrows". There have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents since 1950. Six of these nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered. What does this say about our defense system? What does this mean to our threatened environment? What do we do to rectify these monumental "mistakes"? Using spectacular special effects, newly uncovered and recently declassified footage, filmmaker Peter Kuran explores the accidents, incidents and exercises in the secret world of nuclear weapons.

Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents

2001
3.8
PickFlick Assistant
Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, IPTV sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit