Test Pilot

Test Pilot

They're yours... in a heart-walloping love story!

Directed by Victor Fleming

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1938118 min6.1 / 10

A romantic drama centered on a test pilot's dangerous profession and the emotional toll it takes on his marriage and friendships.

Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.

Questions people ask

  • Is Test Pilot easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Test Pilot scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Test Pilot violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Test Pilot end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Test Pilot sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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