The Aeronauts (2019)

6.6PG-13101 minDirector: Tom Harper

2019 film directed by Tom Harper

The Aeronauts is a 2019 biographical adventure film directed by Tom Harper and written by Jack Thorne, from a story co-written by Thorne and Harper. The film is based on the 2013 book Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes. Produced by Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman, and Tom Harper, the film stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Himesh Patel and Tom Courtenay.

The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019, followed by a showing at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2019, and in the United States on 6 December 2019. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, but was the subject of controversy for its historical revisionism of one of the two protagonists.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Aeronauts about?
The Aeronauts (2019) — In 1862, pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) teams up with daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Rennes (Felicity Jones) to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlik
Is The Aeronauts based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Aeronauts scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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