
Overview:
In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.Status: | Released (2019-11-04) |
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Awards: | 11 nominations |
Screen: | Richard Holmes, Tom Harper, Jack Thorne |
Productions: | Amazon Studios, Mandeville Films, FilmNation Entertainment, Popcorn Storm, One Shoe Films |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |




Casts
- 37632: Eddie Redmayne - James Glaisher
- 72855: Felicity Jones - Amelia Wren
- 14011: Tom Courtenay - Arthur Glaisher
- 1320609: Phoebe Fox - Antonia
- 1227717: Himesh Patel - John Trew
- 155530: Rebecca Front - Aunt Frances
- 25665: Robert Glenister - Ned Chambers
Crews
- 1739541: Annie Godin - Visual Effects Producer - Visual Effects
- 1252324: Mary Buri - Standby Art Director - Art
- 1319120: Charlotte Finlay - Costume Supervisor - Costume & Make-Up
- 1767619: Laura Smith - Assistant Costume Designer - Costume & Make-Up
- 1402029: Louis Morin - Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects
- 1637293: Carole-Anne Hébert - Visual Effects Producer - Visual Effects
- 3469745: Laurent Pancaccini - Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects
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Reviews
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There's little groundbreaking about 'The Aeronauts', but that isn't to diminish what an excellent and genuinely thrilling experience it is. At its best, it's 'Gravity' in a hot air balloon, a nail-biting and awe-inspiring adventure of human beings pitted against the ferocity of the e ....
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The Aeronauts ascends through the weathering clouds to deliver a beautifully panoramic adventure. The sky is our limit. Our ambitious endeavours, boundless by the mysterious stars that plague the night. Eloquent diamonds dancing on a twinkled canvas. The infallible lust for discovery ....
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The Aeronauts is a100-minute long illustration of the rule in Ebert's Little Movie Glossary that teaches us, "no good movie has ever featured a hot-air balloon," though it takes it less than 10 minutes to show why — right about the point where a poor, defenseless dog is parachuted fr ....
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Well, I like Jones and I like Redmayne so I had high hopes for this, plus it was based on true events... and I understood that it was going to be exaggerated for dramatic effect, but I didn't think it was going to be a total rewrite of history. I don't mind taking artistic license ....
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