The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
"A very special love. And a very special magic. But is it real magic or just an illusion?"
ThumbScore
👍 69%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 63%
(RT: 63%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Is The Boy Who Could Fly good?
It's divisive. 69% audience score, estimated from 153 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 63%.
Overview
Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with flight, and as the story progresses, he exerts an enthralling force of change on all those around him. Wikipedia ↗
