Paper Planes

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Paper Planes

2014

1h 36m

Kids & Family

Adventure

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After he wins his school's paper plane making contest, 11-year-old Dylan and his father bond as Dylan prepares for the World Paper Plane Championships in Tokyo.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Terry Norris steals the show as the irrepressible grandpa who has little intention of putting his rakish fighter-pilot past behind him.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 25, 2015

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Ed Oxenbould, the talented Aussie child actor also recently seen in The Visit, gives another appealing performance in this otherwise bland and flimsy kids' movie.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 23, 2015

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The planes' flight is invariably CGI-assisted, and the resulting comedy is mild, but there is a relaxed, happy atmosphere.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 22, 2015

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

A lovely, locally-made children's pic.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 2, 2020

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Calum Baker

One Room With A View

Paper Planes hardly pushes the family film envelope, but fine acting and deft direction help stick the landing...

Rated: 4/5

Apr 18, 2019

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Matthew Anderson

CineVue

A good, old-fashioned family film full of high-flying imagination and real life values, exuding a familiar but reassuring fun and warmth that will have even the greatest of cynics reaching for the stationery.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 8, 2019

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Grim T

Inspirational. Guidebook on how to love each other and love nature.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/23

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Audience Member

Ties Everything Up At The End In True Schmaltz Feel-Good Fashion, Happy-Clappy Tune Cued & Ready. Not All That Good Overall Because The Characters Are All In Self-Depreciation Sadness, Which Is Well Over Most Kid's Heads. I Figure The Target Audience (Kids+Families) Will Tune Out To That Stuff.. As Did I.. It's Too Depressing.. I Just Awaited Predictable Happy Ending. Thankfully That Arrived Prior To Me Nodding Off.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Cute movie though the ending was a bit over the top. Would have been better without Sam Worthington. He's useless in this movie despite that fact that most of the budget probably went to him.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Assistindo um típico "Sessão da tarde" na "Sessão da tarde", férias, muito fofinho e simpático, e realmente existem competições de aviões de papel (patrocinada pela Red Bull, que "te dá asas"), apesar de aqui ser meramente uma ficção, é bem cativante e atraente...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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This is an inspiring children's movie about learning how to overcome one's losses, with a plot that resembles the one from ‘Karate Kid 2' but with some class performances as well. The story revolves around 11-year-old with a challenging relationship with his dad after the loss of a mother. After discovering his talent for making and flying paper planes, he enters the national championship… Ed Oxenbould is brilliant as a boy, Sam Worthington (‘Avatar') does a good job a dad in his short screen time, while Terry Norris is a scene stealer as quirky grandpa.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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This movie is sweet, engaging, innocent and super enjoyable for the whole family. Adults will need to suspend disbelief quite a bit, as well as let go of logic and continuity. But my clever 10 year old daughter loved it and had zero quibbles or complaints. It was a fun journey for all of us to go on together. One note to parents: It does involve grief over a mother who passed away.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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After he wins his school's paper plane making contest, 11-year-old Dylan and his father bond as Dylan prepares for the World Paper Plane Championships in Tokyo.

Director: Robert Connolly
Producer: Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles, Liz Kearney
Screenwriter: Robert Connolly, Steve Worland
Production Co: Arenamedia
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 8, 2015
Runtime: 1h 36m

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