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The Rocketeer

1991 · 108 min

A charming, old-fashioned adventure with a likeable hero, snappy dialogue, and thrilling aerial set pieces that feels like a Saturday matinee.

Directed by
Joe Johnston
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction
Tagline
An Ordinary Man Forced to Become An Extraordinary Hero.
Overview
A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.

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Directed by
Joe Johnston
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour5
Realism5
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Joe Johnston
Written by
Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo
Starring
Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, Terry O'Quinn, Ed Lauter, Jon Polito
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Hiro Narita
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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