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The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

1986 · Movie · 1h 54m · PG

Synopsis

Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with flight, and as the story progresses, he exerts an enthralling force of change on all those around him.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb6.5/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes59%21%
Metacritic67/10021%
TMDB6.3/10154 votes16%
Balasaur Score64100%

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