this movie is pritty cute. And the story is very good. The only concern is that at the beggining a little girl and her mother get into a car acciedent. The mother dyes off screen. And the child survives but later her injuries from the acciedent are shown.
Fly Away Home
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Thrilling, touching adventure for animal lovers.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Fly Away Home was written by Nell Minow
Parents need to know that there is one profanity in the movie, demanded by the studio, which insisted that the movie must have a PG rating so that it would not scare off school-age kids. Amy's mother dies in a car accident. Amy has a nose ring, with Tom's approval.
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- Families can talk about why it's so important to Amy to keep the geese wild and free. What kind of a life would they have had with their wings clipped? How does Amy's cause help her heal after her mother's death? Kids can also look up the wetlands and their importance as an ecosystem. What's lost if too many wetlands are developed?
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What’s the Story?
When her mother is killed in a car crash, 13-year-old Amy must go live with her father Tom (Jeff Daniels), whom she barely knows, in a new country. Amy does not want to be comforted, and wanders silently through the marshes near her new home. When developers illegally mow down the marsh, killing a goose, Amy finds the eggs she left behind, and begins to resolve her loss by mothering the goslings. Since she is the first thing they see when they hatch, they "imprint" her, and think of her as their mother, following her everywhere, even into the shower. The local authorities insist that their wings be clipped, since without their mother they can't learn to migrate, and will cause problems for the community when they try to fly. But Amy and her father will not allow the geese to be impaired. Tom and Amy work together to teach the geese how to fly, and then migrate. As they work together, Amy finds a way to begin to heal her loss of her mother and her relationship with Tom.
Is It Any Good?
FLY AWAY HOME is a thrilling adventure, exquisitely told, by the same director and photographer who made The Black Stallion. Ballard has the patience to let the story tell itself, and the quiet moments are breathtakingly beautiful and heartbreakingly touching.
Movie Details
Studio: Columbia Tristar, Director: Carroll Ballard
Run time: 107 minutes
Theatrical release: 05/01/1998, DVD release: 08/07/2001
MPAA Rating: PG
Run time: 107 minutes
Theatrical release: 05/01/1998, DVD release: 08/07/2001
MPAA Rating: PG
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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cute
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
A beautiful, heart-warming movie. I remember borrowing it from the library countless times when I was younger.
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
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A pritty swell movie so go wach it!
there is a car crash in the beginning but the rest of it's pretty swell in fact there is girl that razes geese and that flies in a airplane that looks like a goose to show them ware to fly i think it is a pretty swell movie so go watch it!
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Great for ages 8+
Hi, I'm ten years old and I think this is a wonderful story! The very beginning may be a little scary { a car accident.} But the rest is a great lovable film!
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I rate this title pause for age 8 and give it
Great Kids Movie
This is a great movie for kids who already know about wildlife and respect.
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A good movie!
I have this movie and it is my 5-year-old sister's favorite movie. My brother who is 3 likes this movie too but, I think he likes The Lion King more than Fly Away Home.
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THIS IS A MUST SEE FOR ANY CHILD ABOVE 3!
this was my all-time favorite movie when i was a kid. i loved the storyline, the acting, the geese. (when i was little i called this movie amie and the ducks because that was the main characters name and when they were goslings they looked like ducklings so yeah. hahahahaa) ok. any kid above 3 would like it because of the animals. just watch it with your kids. you'll enjoy it as well
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A good story
The one scary part, the car accident that sets up the story line, is handled very discreetly and carefully. The rest of the film is very uplifting and appealing. Both interesting and suspenseful. My 6 year old loved it, but I wouldn't recommend it for younger kids.
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A cool movies based on an actual event
This was a great movie about a girl who trains geese to fly. She found them under a log. It's sad and happy at the same time because it's cool to see a young girl be so brave in flying with the geese but them letting them go. There was a little bit of violence when some hunters started shooting at the geese, but no one got hurt.
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