Movie

The Aeronauts

2019 · 100 min

A soaring, tense adventure with intimate character moments and breathtaking visuals, balancing peril and wonder.

Tagline: Soar beyond your limits.
Overview: In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, uplifting and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Survival, ambition, grief, science
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
ambition
grief
science
identity
Places: big city
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none