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Home » Travel » Do You Ever “Waste” a Flight Watching Movies?
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Do You Ever “Waste” a Flight Watching Movies?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 20, 2018November 14, 2023 8 Comments

It had all the ingredients of an ideal flight for sleeping. The flight left at 2am. I had just worked for 8 hours. Lie-flat beds were available. And I was tried. But I did not sleep a wink.

After takeoff, I decided to watch a move while I was enjoying my midnight snack. Browsing the selection, November Criminals caught my eye. It is a murder mystery filmed in DC and many of the scenes were filmed in my old stomping grounds.

a screen shot of a television

It wasn’t a great movie, but I don’t regret watching it.

But then another movie caught my eye. I love watching German movies on airplanes since typically only the best make the cut, unlike dime-a-dozen Hollywood movies.

This movie was called Jugend Ohne Gott. Translated literally, that is “Youth without God” though Qatar Airways gave the movie a different name in English. My German is getting better, but still not sharp enough to pick up every nuance in German, so I will usually include English subtitles when watching.

a screen shot of a television

I found the move to be excellent: well-made and extremely thought-provoking. I recommend it.

And Then Breakfast Was Served…

After finishing my second movie, I figured it was finally time to go to sleep. But looking at the flight map I realized there was less than 90 minutes left. I had squandered my sleep over two movies!

I could have just skipped breakfast and slept for an hour, but opted to stay up to record the meal for the blog.

CONCLUSION

Upon landing in Ho Chi Minh City I had a full day of work ahead of me before catching my flight to Frankfurt. It was difficult to stay up…but was it worthwhile? I’d say yes.

Have you ever sacrificed all your sleep onboard a flight to watch multiple movies?

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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8 Comments

  1. JoeMart Reply
    January 20, 2018 at 4:19 pm

    I would like to read a full review of the movie you stayed up for. I’ve stayed awake during flights to listen to a person’s life story.

  2. JAXBA Reply
    January 20, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    I can hardly ever sleep on flights; flying is when I binge watch films.

  3. Florian Dietsche Reply
    January 20, 2018 at 7:48 pm

    I haven’t watched that movie yet but we read “Jugend ohne Gott” (the book) in school last year.

  4. Sweet Toole Reply
    January 21, 2018 at 12:27 am

    I always stay up watching R-rated films in which I have starred. Sometimes I get my fellow seatmate to join in for the fun, too.

  5. emercycrite Reply
    January 21, 2018 at 1:42 am

    I can’t sleep on planes either, even when flying in business with a lie-flat bed. Only time I’ve slept for a continuous period of time was in SQ Suites. Now THAT felt like a waste of the flight after I woke up.

  6. Trup Reply
    January 21, 2018 at 5:19 pm

    I have done that too many times as well. Lately I try to set a few hours aside where I turn the TV off, put on a sleep mask and earplugs in to force myself to sleep or a least rest.

  7. Garrett Reply
    January 22, 2018 at 12:30 pm

    This is the reason I don’t see movies in theaters anymore. It’s nice to have movies that you actually want to watch, and have not yet seen. I’ve learned over the past few years to give myself a buffer of at least one day/night before heading into a meeting/commitment. I know it’s not always possible to do this, but it makes life much less stressful. If I want to spend 11 hours awake eating and watching movies–fine, and I don’t have to feel bad about it. 🙂

  8. dotti Reply
    January 23, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    i do not sleep on planes?? i try but never comfy..i just watched 10 episodes of Riviera series on my last 3 trips.. Good mystery series…need to wait for season 2

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