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The Flyboys (2008)

The Flyboys poster
Directed by
Rocco DeVilliers
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 177 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two small-town boys accidentally stow away on a mob-owned airplane. Their courage is tested as they get caught up in a dangerous situation.

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What happens

The Flyboys (released Internationally as Sky Kids) is a 2008 American aviation adventure film starring Reiley McClendon, Jesse James, Stephen Baldwin and Tom Sizemore. The Flyboys revolve around a "coming-of-age" story of two boys from a small town who find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an aircraft owned by the mob. This was the final film for actor Harrison Young, who died three years before the film was released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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