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 0 | Aug , 2022
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 2016
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2011
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2022
Tai-shian is locked away in his own autistic universe, totally lost to the world. His parents spend every day looking after him, rendering Tai-shian’s little sister Debby completely invisible to her parents…until one day, when both parents are gone, and Debby finds a new task thrust upon her.Patria
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2014
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IMDB 7.8 | Feb , 2010
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 2022
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IMDB 0 | May , 2016
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2023
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2025
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IMDB 4.8 | Feb , 1973
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IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1986
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IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 2023
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IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 1983
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IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 1997
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1979
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IMDB 5.3 | Aug , 2000
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.God's Ears
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2008
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