Drama, Family, TV Movie
Billie Dupree is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport. When a young girl in a wheelchair finds the airport by watching gliders fly, she decides she wants to learn how to fly. Dupree teaches her to fly with some special controls compensating for her handicap. Koup Trenton runs an aircraft repair service and is trying desperately to get an old airplane back in the air. The three, together, put the young girl and the old plane up in the air.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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The Crocodiles
The Art of Negative Thinking
Finnischer Tango
Riding to Fame
A Bit o' Heaven
Aaltra
Music Within
Proof
Afterimage
Juror 8
Squeeze
Cathy
Freaks
Mother
Dawn of Revenge
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IMDB 5.4 | Jun , 1981
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IMDB 8.1 | Nov , 2016
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IMDB 5 | Jan , 2023
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IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2009
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2008
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 1927
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IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 2004
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IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2007
After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of friends, including a man with cerebral palsy and an alcoholic war veteran, Richard discovers his gift for motivational speaking and becomes an advocate for people with disabilities.Proof
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1991
Martin, a young blind photographer, is divided between his friendship with restaurant worker Andy and the exclusive love that Celia—who is terribly jealous of this new friendship—has for him.Afterimage
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2016
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2023
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
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IMDB 7.8 | Jan , 1932
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IMDB 7.7 | May , 2009
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 1922
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IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 2021
Biopic tribute to So Wa Wai, Hong Kong's first Paralympic athlete to win gold. Even if you start at a disadvantage, you can still be first across the finish line.