Fly Away Home (1996)
Directed by Carroll Ballard · 107 min · Adventure, Drama, Family
40.5 TOPICAL score · #2,641 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.
Fly Away Home (1996, directed by Carroll Ballard) has a TOPICAL score of 40.5 - ranked 2,641 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 3 nominations, including the Genesis Award. Critics: 87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (531 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 24 languages.
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- Critics87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (531 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Genesis Award; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 24 languages
- Still read29,405 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jeff Daniels (actor #927), Anna Paquin (actor #425), Dana Delany, Terry Kinney