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Flyboys

When the world first went to war, they were the first to fly.

6.5 / 10 2006 2h 18mPG-13 English
ActionAdventureDramaHistoryRomanceWar

Storyline

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

Cast & Crew

James Franco

James Franco

Blaine Rawlings

Lead
David Ellison

David Ellison

Eddie Beagle

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Capt. Thenault

Philip Winchester

Philip Winchester

William Jensen

Todd Boyce

Todd Boyce

Mr. Jensen

Mac McDonald

Mac McDonald

Sheriff Detweiller

Abdul Salis

Abdul Salis

Eugene Skinner

KF

Karen Ford

Mrs. Jensen

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tony Bill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Flyboys is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker