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Fly Away Home

1996 · 1h 47m · Adventure, Drama, Family

IMDb 6.9 Metacritic 77 RT 87%

If you're in the mood for a genuinely heartwarming family film with real emotional stakes—grief, reconnection, and a wild premise that actually works—put this on tonight. It's the kind of feel-good movie that doesn't talk down to kids or adults, and the central journey of leading geese south is as charming as it sounds.

Plot

Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.

Director: Carroll Ballard

Cast: Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany, Terry Kinney, Holter Graham

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