Is The Black Balloon scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Balloon violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Balloon easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Black Balloon end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Balloon sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Black Balloon

Name: The Black Balloon
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward

Normal is relative.

Directed by Elissa Down

Produced by Black Balloon Productions, Icon Productions

200897 min6.4 / 10

A tender, character-driven family drama about a teenager navigating first love while learning to accept his autistic brother's place in his life.

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

Clusters

Realistic Romance Stories Grief Support Friendships Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Holidays And Celebrations

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Sydney, Australia Birthday Autism Family Dinner Swimming First Love Social Services Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is The Black Balloon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Black Balloon violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.
Is The Black Balloon easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Does The Black Balloon end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is The Black Balloon sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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.

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