The Delta Force (1986)

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.

Genres: Action, Thriller, War

What to watch after The Delta Force

• Missing in Action (1984) — Same feel: aggressive, assertive
• Iron Eagle (1986) — Same subject: rescue, airplane
• Airport '77 (1977)
• Enter the Ninja (1981) — Menahem Golan directed both
• Hero and the Terror (1988) — Chuck Norris appears in both
• Invasion U.S.A. (1985) — James Bruner wrote for both