Flyboys

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Flyboys

PG-13

2006

2h 19m

History

Drama

Action

War

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Before the United States enters World War I, some American youths volunteer for the French military. Subsequently, they become the first U.S. fighter pilots and form a squadron known as the Lafayette Escadrille, whose exploits and heroism become the stuff of legend.

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Critics Consensus

A poorly scripted history-rewriting exercise with mediocre acting and unconvincing CGI battle scenes.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Flyboys doesn't just use cliches - it wallows in them, feeling more like a film based on old war movies than actual history.

Mar 24, 2007

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

While director Bill nails the sheer spectacle of squads of SPADs dovetailing in flames into the wide blue yonder, the earthbound action (much as it was in another sputtering epic, Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor) is strictly laissez-faire.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 1, 2006

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

Aafter a while -- there must be six major fights against unending numbers of German planes -- it feels like special effects run amok.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 30, 2006

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

There's even a scene involving an old Zeppelin thrown in for good measure!

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 7, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Unfortunately, all that I see for Flyboys is it flying into the sunset and away from the box office charts with its rudder tucked beneath its wings.

Nov 8, 2019

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Burl Burlingame

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Each air battle has been scripted as a set piece that not only shows off the capabilities of the pilots and their machines, but also advances the plot. Bring your Dramamine!

Rated: 3/4

Sep 7, 2011

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Alan g

"A poorly scripted history-rewriting exercise with mediocre acting and unconvincing CGI battle scenes." That review says it better than anything i can originally say.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Justin S

This was one of those movies that came out years ago that I have always wanted to see, and I’ve just never had a chance to watch it. I should’ve left that wanting in the past. This was quite possibly the worst written film I have ever seen. No acting could save it. There was zero development of the characters and it was just poor dialogue.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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KB B

I thought it was a pretty entertaining film that was kind of long. Yeah those old planes could never fly like that but it was still worth the watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Patricia R

Well I really liked it. And I thought the acting was good. I don't care what anyone says.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/24

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Shay C

Pretty good. Planes are awesome and the dogfights are nice to watch. Definitely a family movie. The historical accuracy of the weapons and planes is nice. Dialogue can be a bit clunky, but frankly, that's okay.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Alex B

While seeing planes go to war for the first time was cool, I had a difficult time buying the romance and it was hard to become attached to any of the characters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/23/23

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Synopsis

Before the United States enters World War I, some American youths volunteer for the French military. Subsequently, they become the first U.S. fighter pilots and form a squadron known as the Lafayette Escadrille, whose exploits and heroism become the stuff of legend.

Director: Tony Bill
Producer: Dean Devlin, Marc Frydman
Screenwriter: David S. Ward, Phil Sears, Blake T. Evans
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Electric Entertainment, Skydance Media, Ingenious Film Partners
Rating: PG-13 (War Action Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: History, Drama, Action, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.1M
Runtime: 2h 19m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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