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Theatrical Release Date: 09/22/2006

Rating: PG-13 for Adult Situations, Violence

Genre: Action
Historical drama
War

Running Time: 139 minutes

Country: USA/FRA

Language: English

Avg. User Rating:3_half Stars

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Movie Summary

Several American youths volunteer for the French military before the U.S. enters World War I and later become a squadron of fighter pilots, the celebrated Lafayette Escadrille.

Critic Reviews

 D

'Flyboys': Faux historical silliness

Bob Townsend

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"A cartoonish melodrama about WW I aces that never gets off the ground."  

 C

No rah is un-rahed in 'Flyboys'

Leslie Gray Streeter

Palm Beach Post

"When the fighting stops and the talking starts, Flyboys crashes and burns."  

User Reviews

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10 User Review(s)

Average User Rating: 3_half Stars

Wrong History

0 Stars

Dugout

"The only all red Triplane in WWI belonged to Manfred von Richthofen, the red Baron. He operated the flying circus. He was killed by a Canadian farm boy in a dogfight. He landed his plane with a hole in his heart and was found stone dead in his Foker triplane after a good landing. "

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Flyboys Okay

5 Stars

D

"I liked it. The flying scenes were very good and the story held my interest. Those were different times and I'm not sure that flyers didn't really act the way they did in the movie. Their lifespan was measured in days and weeks. I would compare it to The Blue Max flying movie (except it was the other side of the confict). I'm more of a military history buff than a movie buff so perhaps not as jaded as some of the other reviewers."

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flyboys

4 Stars

beejek

"I don't know about you, but the reviews are in la-la land on this one!! great filming, costumes, era, lot's of great acting, depth, a little romance line, great flying scenes and good ending, MUCH BETTER THAN SUPERMAN, I have no idea what fans want but good, as good as anything this summer, go see it and decide for yourself!! beejek"

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Flyboys flys!

4 Stars

Linda S

"I found the movie to be very interesting and entertaining and certainly worth the money my husband (a career aviator) and I paid to see it! "

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Flying Fun

0 Stars

TBone

"I enjoyed the movie. It had enough ties to historical events to be interesting, yet had enough action so you could suspend reality for awhile and just enjoy the dogfights and cheesy lines like a kid again. For those of you hoping for a historical epic, did you see the trailers? I don't think there could have been any confusion about the fact that this movie although loosely based on historical events and people, was for pure entertainment. I do hope it opens the door to other movies like it, as I don't think Hollywood has given enough attention to that period in history. "

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