2019 · adventure · drama · romance
The Aeronauts
Directed by Tom Harper1h 40m2019
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.
Our read: The Aeronauts (2019) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded adventure · drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured adventure / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- warm
- brisk
- redemptive
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