1970 · drama · war · historical
Flight
Directed by Leonard Horn1h 44m1970
The captain of a downed airliner must help his crew and passengers survive on a deserted jungle island in the midst of a power struggle - an adult version of "Lord of the Flies."
Our read: Flight (1970) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive drama · war · historical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Flight counts for a challenge
Heavy, steady, measured drama / war, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- intense
Watching Flight tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
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Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
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How Flight feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a seventies TV survival thriller where jungle crash breeds power struggles.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if Lord of the Flies cruelty, dated TV-movie production, or bleak marooned dread.
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