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.
The Boy Who Could Fly has generally received positive reviews.
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The Boy Who Could Fly was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 195 reviews, giving The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 66%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Boy Who Could Fly than critics were.
With a score of 66%, The Boy Who Could Fly is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
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