When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.
American Flyers has generally received mixed reviews.
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American Flyers was released in 1985 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 91 reviews, giving American Flyers (1985) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with American Flyers than critics were.
With a score of 60%, American Flyers is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 59%.
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