Look, Plane is exactly what it sounds like: a plane crashes, Gerard Butler shoots people, everyone goes home. The audience score is high because it delivers competent B-movie thrills without pretending to be anything else.

But let's be real—this is not a family movie, not a teaching moment, and not particularly memorable. It's violent, straightforward, and about as imaginative as its title. The critics gave it decent marks for being a solid genre entry, but Letterboxd's 2.8/5 tells you what film enthusiasts think: it's fine, forgettable action.

For parents: if your 16-year-old wants to watch an action movie on a Friday night, this won't rot their brain, but it won't expand their horizons either. It's the cinematic equivalent of fast food—satisfies a craving, zero nutritional value. The violence is sustained enough that younger teens should skip it, and honestly, there are better action films that also have actual character development and creativity (Top Gun: Maverick, anyone?).

The WISE score reflects what it is: a serviceable but unremarkable action thriller that's too violent for younger viewers and too generic to really recommend enthusiastically to anyone.