Fly Away Home

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Fly Away Home

PG,

1996,

1h 47m,

Kids & Family/

Drama

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87%

46 Reviews

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69%

50,000+ Ratings

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87%

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46 Reviews

69%

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50,000+ Ratings

After Amy (Anna Paquin) loses her mother in a car accident, she must uproot her life and move to Canada to live with her father, Thomas, (Jeff Daniels), an oddball inventor with whom she has no relationship. She initially struggles to find her place in her new home, but things change when she stumbles upon a collection of abandoned goose eggs. When the eggs hatch, Amy and her dad work together teaching the motherless birds to fly south for the winter, and their relationship blooms.

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Critics Consensus

Well-acted and beautifully filmed, Fly Away Home offers heartwarming entertainment for moviegoers of all ages.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Feb 27, 2018

No better children's film has appeared all year, but my bet is it'll be the grown-ups, not the kids, who come away with a lump in the throat.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

5/5

Thrilling, touching adventure for animal lovers.

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

Nov 27, 2008

The dynamic between Daniels' vigorous, if self-involved, artist father and Paquin's initially sullen, eventually self-discovering teenager is warmly and believably conveyed, with both thesps doing strongly individualistic work.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Mar 1, 2022

3.5/4

Fly Away Home lacks the visual splendor (probably because of budget) of The Black Stallion or the emotional force of Born Free but it is, nonetheless, a welcome addition to the sparse genre.

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Rachel Wagner

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May 13, 2019

9.5/10

It feels like a believable family unit.

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Albus W

Nov 30, 2018

This film is an important example of how two individuals can go from being complete strangers to functioning as a family once they both have a main goal of succeeding. Although biologically related, both Thomas and Amy do not have an established relational bond between one another, and it was not until they worked with Amy's geese that they had any kind of emotional relationship as father and daughter. The traditional role as a father is challenged as Thomas is forced to take on this new position after Amy's mother died and Amy comes to reside with him. In addition, one can see how marriage and the family dynamic itself changes within this film as Thomas becomes a single parent taking care of his daughter which goes against the traditional model of what a family looks like. Overall, this film really focused on how a family can be built from scratch just out of a basic goal like helping geese learn how to fly.

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Harry M

Nov 6, 2018

Despite weak writing, this movie was carried by great cinematography and phenomenal performances.

Theodore W

Apr 16, 2018

Some things start out big. Some start out small, very small. But sometimes even the smallest things can make the biggest changes of all. Dinosaur (2000) Opening narration "I saw something out of a dream" Fly Away Home A tale of Innocence. A flight of Dream. A epic of Love. An odyssey of Humanity. An ode to Life. A true inspiration from a foregone age! Some films when you are watching them you are counting the minutes towards the time when the credits start rolling and you are delivered from the agony of a stiff neck. These have been dominating the industry since some time in the early 2010s. Then there are, or should I say, were, such a precious few, of which you wish to God to erase your every last bit of recollection, so you might be able to enjoy that electric sensation over and over again like a first love. This falls snugly into latter category, the kind that alas this mindless age simply cannot produce.

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Finn W

Jun 18, 2017

It is so cool because these little babies fly in flimming machine!!!

Albus W

Apr 1, 2017

It's good movie to watch

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Carroll Ballard

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Jeff Daniels

Thomas Alden

Anna Paquin

Amy Alden

Dana Delany

Susan Barnes

Terry Kinney

David Alden

Holter Graham

Barry Stickland

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Synopsis

After Amy (Anna Paquin) loses her mother in a car accident, she must uproot her life and move to Canada to live with her father, Thomas, (Jeff Daniels), an oddball inventor with whom she has no relationship. She initially struggles to find her place in her new home, but things change when she stumbles upon a collection of abandoned goose eggs. When the eggs hatch, Amy and her dad work together teaching the motherless birds to fly south for the winter, and their relationship blooms.

Director: Carroll Ballard
Producer: Stephen Price
Screenwriter: Bill Lishman, Robert Rodat, Vince McKewin
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 1996, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.6M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Surround

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