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The Flyboys

2008 · 104 min

A brisk, old-fashioned adventure that mixes small-town friendship with mob danger and aerial thrills, earnest and easy to watch.

Directed by: Rocco DeVilliers
Genres: Adventure, Action, Crime
Starring: Jesse James, Reiley McClendon, Stephen Baldwin

Overview: Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob...

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Directed by: Rocco DeVilliers
Genres: Adventure, Action, Crime
Starring: Jesse James, Reiley McClendon, Stephen Baldwin

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: coming-of-age
friendship
survival
crime
loyalty
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: adventure, action, crime
Directed by: Rocco DeVilliers
Written by: Rocco DeVilliers, Jason DeVilliers, Richard Dutcher
Starring: Jesse James, Reiley McClendon, Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, J. Todd Adams, Dallen Gettling, Jennifer Slimko, Robert Costanzo
Music: Lisle Moore
Cinematography: Jim Orr
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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