Skyward
1980 · 100 min · Director: Ron Howard
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Billie Dupree is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport. When a young girl in a wheelchair finds the airport by watching gliders fly, she decides she wants to learn how to fly. Dupree teaches her to fly with some special controls compensating for her handicap. Koup Trenton runs an aircraft repair service and is trying desperately to get an old airplane back in the air. The three, together, put the young girl and the old plane up in the air.
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Skyward (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 40%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration40%
- Empathy25%
- Hope20%
- Awe15%
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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Drama, Family, TV Movie. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Cast
Scott Billings
Lisa Ward
Stephanie
Jason
Miss Russell
Theatre Usher
Nurse
Boy in Class
Self
Details
- Directed by
- Ron Howard
- Written by
- Anson Williams, Nancy Sackett
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1980
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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