An airline pilot with a history of heavy drinking and drug use successfully lands a plane that suffers mechanical problems during a fierce storm, saving the lives of nearly everyone on board. While initially hailed as a hero, it later emerges that he was drunk at the time, raising questions about whether he may have contributed to the disaster rather than averting it. Drama, starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle.

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.