Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
The Black Balloon has generally received positive reviews.
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The Black Balloon was released in 2008 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 241 reviews, giving The Black Balloon (2008) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 72%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Black Balloon than critics were.
With a score of 71%, The Black Balloon is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Bolt, Revolutionary Road and Ghajini.
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