The Boy Who Could Fly
Aug 15, 1986 | IMDB 6.3
114 min Watch NowDrama, Family, Fantasy
Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with flight, and as the story progresses, he exerts an enthralling force of change on all those around him.
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1979
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IMDB 5.3 | Aug , 2000
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IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 1988
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IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2005
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IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 1998
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