This is a great movie. There is minimal language, although there is one sexual scene. you see women in the langerie of that period(which is not much worse than what women will go out in today) and a little bit of innuendo. The violence may be a little much for sensitive people.
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WWI pilots make like heroes in bland adventure.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About Flyboys
Parents need to know that this action drama is set during World War I, so the combat on the ground is awkward and somewhat brutal (though only briefly seen), while the newfangled "flying machine" combat is romanticized. Battles tend to include slow motion sequences and grand music, characters are shot in their cockpits and slump over, bleeding, and a couple of planes crash. One character is shot down by airplanes after he has crash-landed. Another suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, drinking too much and behaving erratically, worrying his fellow flyers. A central character is shot (not fatally) while escaping the Germans. A brief scene following a pilot's crash shows him in a French bordello, where the prostitutes appear in their underwear and he undresses to his own underwear in order to have his injury dressed (he's embarrassed by this). Characters drink liquor, smoke cigarettes and cigars, and use occasional mild profanity.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the history of World War I, which introduced planes as weapons and vehicles of warfare. How do the American flyers help the French cause before the United States enters the war? Why did the United States finally decide to get involved in the war? How has warfare changed since WWI? What is the movie's ultimate message about war?
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- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
Pretty good...
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Great movie!
Pretty violent, but otherwise it was a really great movie. Awesome special effects!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Woah...
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I loved it
I watched this on a plane to Kuwait and almost cried even on that 4 inch TV it was awesome!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Really cool war movie!
I really liked this movie. It's a nice change from world war 2 war movies. Flyboys has a great story line and has great special efects! I recommend this movie to anyone who likes action movies.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
sucks
it was good ben
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
one of my favorie movies
It is exactly what I expected but a good movie.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
AWESUM MOVIE!!!! WHOO!!!
i TOTALLY LOVED the movie!! my fav typeis action packed w/ a good story and good characters, and its been a while since one has come out but now its here!!! it was really exciting and i just loved it go watch it now!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
this is a good movie, but it has a lot of violence. not good for kids.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
I could not keep my eyes off the screen
Flyboys is a good movie. Its Okay for anyone 10+. But there is alot Voilint parts. But you should go see it.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
An excellent movie!
I thought this was an excellent movie, with great patriotic themes. The romance is poignant without being tawdry or sleazy. A rare treat.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Fun stuff
This was a fun movie and it was really actiony. By the way the scene in the brothel wasn't that bad at all.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great Movie!!!!
Even though the storyline is not so original, the movie was great. The special effects were unbelieveable. You couldn't tell wich airplanes were real and wich were digital. I went to see it with a few of my friends on the day that it opened and we are still talking about the graet movie!! Although the storyline was so original they changed it a little and it turned out to be one of my favorite movies
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