A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.
Radio Flyer has generally received positive reviews.
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Radio Flyer was released in 1992 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 227 reviews, giving Radio Flyer (1992) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 43%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Radio Flyer a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 70%, Radio Flyer is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1992, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1992 with similar scores include films like Bitter Moon, Chaplin and Bad Lieutenant.
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