Not a great example, just one of my favorites.
To be practical the tail would be articulated, and used in an atmosphere. I presumed the movies are 'directionally' correct but lacking in detail. I wonder if the Coanda effect happens in a vacuum.
Here's an interesting example of a drogue tail with delta wings:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteros...and_extinction
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