Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds

2025

Action / Documentary

5
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 1219 1.2K

extreme sports sports documentary jet fighter pilot pilot training acrobatics observational documentary

Plot summary

The elite pilots of the Air Force Thunderbirds display exceptional skill, trust and courage during a high-stakes training season.

Director

Matt Wilcox Photo
Matt Wilcox

Top cast

Rob Reider Photo
Rob Reider as Self
Vin Thoroughman Photo
Vin Thoroughman as Air Force Loadmaster
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844.24 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 8
1.69 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by marciorafaelop 7 / 10

Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds - an All American Documentary?

Reviewed by johnnydmiles-43286 8 / 10

Better than expected

I would expect this to appeal to the patriotic pro-military types who might attend an air show but I was surprised by the entertainment value as I don't consider myself the target audience. But maybe I am, as the boss of the Thunderbirds noted that their entire mission is to inspire people who see these performances to think about what America means to them as an idea. They certainly have dedicated themselves to their craft and of course succeed in igniting a desire to achieve great heights in America's youth, as many of the pilots relayed their own stories of how they were inspired as kids by watching their heroes and now find themselves talking to excited kids at the air shows afterwards. A good film that captures the extraordinary skill of this elite team.
Reviewed by wotiva 7 / 10

Insane

So let me go over the positives first. Amazing amazing filming of the flights. Not sure how they did it. I don't like air shows, but watching the acrobatics in this film was amazing.The film goes over the progress toeard being certified as a Thunderbird to give demonstrationas around the world. Displays a dedicated team, working effectively together. Like all documentaries they have a story line. Not sure how contrived it was, but fundamentally the individuals stories was also interesting (though only really touched on their stories briefly.. could easily have been half an hour longer). Good pacing, very upbeat.What I didn't like.. I've served myself, and I think these guys, while appearing calm logical types, are absolutely insane. 10% of Thunderbird Pilots die. This is an acrobatics demo team but I'm sure that death rate is higher than combat. The tight formations theu fly on are absolutely jaw dropping. Seriously I had tears in my eyes just watching them fly. God bless them, bit seriously, is it worth that death rate? Anyway I highly recommend this film. It literally amd figuratively flew by. Well done to the team that filmed this.
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