Amelia

Name: Amelia
Released: 2009-10-23
Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe Anderson

Amelia

PG
1h 52m
2009

20%

age 11+

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A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

Director:

Mira Nair

Producer:

Writer:

Cast:

Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe Anderson

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

20%

Critics Consensus: Amelia takes the compelling raw materials of its subject's life and does little with them, conventionally ticking off Earhart's accomplishments without exploring the soul of the woman.

Reviews

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Debbie Baldwin

Seasoned director Mira Nair goes way off the rails in almost every way-from the lack of chemistry...

[Amelia Earhart] must have been a fascinating woman - but you wouldn't know it watching the slick...

These have to be some of the least exhilarating flight scenes ever committed to film, as Swank loo...

While Amelia doesn't crash and burn, the new biopic of Amelia Earhart fails to soar as high as it...

Amelia is not a movie to disenchant, it is simply not a film that will go down in history... [Full...

March 15, 2018

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 11+

Common Sense Says

Period biopic is uplifting but doesn’t truly soar.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this biopic about iconic female pilot Amelia Earhart (played by Oscar winner Hilary Swank) has a strong female role model for preteen girls and older. Although the film addresses Earhart's tumultuous personal life (including issues related to fidelity and fame), it also offers empowering messages -- throughout the film, Earhart is portrayed as a true champion of a woman's right to take flight and “be free.” Expect some kissing and underwear-clad cuddling, an affair, a fair bit of smoking (accurate to the era), some social drinking, and a little salty language ("ass," "hell," and the like).