Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home

To achieve the incredible, you have to attempt the impossible.

Directed by Carroll Ballard

Produced by Sandollar Productions, Columbia Pictures

1996107 min7.0 / 10

A heartfelt family adventure about grief, belonging, and redemption, where a grieving girl and her estranged father bond through an impossible mission to save abandoned geese.

Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.

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  • Does Fly Away Home end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Fly Away Home easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Fly Away Home scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Fly Away Home violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Fly Away Home sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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