If I Had Wings

If I Had Wings

His dream... His chance... Their race.

Directed by Allan Harmon

201389 min6.7 / 10

An uplifting sports drama about unlikely friendship and overcoming physical limitations through determination and human connection.

Alex, blind since the age of two, dreams of running for his school's cross-country team. His father, a probation officer, finds a running partner who spends his time 'running' from the law.

Questions people ask

  • Does If I Had Wings end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is If I Had Wings easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is If I Had Wings scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is If I Had Wings violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is If I Had Wings sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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