An airplane is a vehicle for transporting passengers, but for Hollywood, it’s a conduit for a good story. There’s something about setting a movie 30,000 feet in the air that facilitates action.

“Flight Risk,” a thriller on board an airplane, opens this week and features a rare villainous turn from Mark Wahlberg. It follows recent flight-centric films like “Carry-On,” “In Flight” and “No Way ...

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As I headed to Los Angeles for Summer Game Fest on a cramped United Airlines flight, I went looking for a movie to stream. I scrolled through new-release options that didn’t fit the mood — a reviled ...