10 Most Intense Aerial Dogfights In War Movies

Stealth, the 2005 military science fiction flick starring Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel may have been a critical dud and one of the biggest box office bombs in recent history, but it featured a wide array of current, theoretical and futuristic aircraft technology such as AI that set it up apart from other military action films.

It features surprisingly decent dogfights, with its standout clash being the chase-turned dogfight between Lieutenant Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), rogue AI EDI (voiced by Wentworth Miller) and Russian SU-37 jets over Russian territory. Though the ace pilot and AI take damage, they ultimately prevail due to their decision to work together and overcome their common threat.

This scene benefits from placing human ingenuity and technology on equal footing as well as features kinetic action that is easy to follow due to the different visual designs employed for each combatant as well as near seamless shot continuity that solidifies the setpiece's own narrative.