Does The Boy Who Could Fly end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% 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 Boy Who Could Fly violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% 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 Boy Who Could Fly scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Boy Who Could Fly easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% 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 Boy Who Could Fly 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 Boy Who Could Fly

Name: The Boy Who Could Fly
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1986
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Fred Savage, Bonnie Bedelia, Colleen Dewhurst

A very special love. And a very special magic. But is it real magic or just an illusion?

Directed by Nick Castle

Produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures

1986114 min6.3 / 10

A tender, magical-realist family drama about connection and transformation, centered on an autistic boy's mysterious gift for flight and its healing effect on those around him.

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.

Clusters

Cozy Fantasy Stories Religious Guilt And Temptation Romance With Ghosts Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Coping With Death

Genres

Drama Family Fantasy

Keywords

Autism Flight Widowed Mother Autistic

Questions people ask

Does The Boy Who Could Fly end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is The Boy Who Could Fly violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is The Boy Who Could Fly scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Boy Who Could Fly easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is The Boy Who Could Fly 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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