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Radio Flyer

1992 · 114 min

A nostalgic, bittersweet story that blends childhood wonder with the pain of abuse, leaving a lingering sense of hope and sadness.

Directed by
Richard Donner
Genres
Drama
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A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.

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Directed by
Richard Donner
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • immigration
  • trauma
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Richard Donner
Written by
David Mickey Evans
Starring
Lorraine Bracco, John Heard, Adam Baldwin, Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Ben Johnson, Sean Baca, Robert Munic
Music
Hans Zimmer
Cinematography
László Kovács
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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