The Black Balloon

Name: The Black Balloon
Released: 2008-03-08
Rating: 6.365

6.4/10 (96)

·2008· 97 min

Director: Elissa Down

"Normal is relative."

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

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Cast

Rhys Wakefield

Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Toni Collette

Maggie Mollison

Erik Thomson

Simon Mollison

Gemma Ward

Jackie Masters

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Sarah Woods

Woman Next Door

Sam Fraser

Kid Next Door

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Zelie Bullen

Mother in Van

Anthony Phelan

Mr. Masters

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Deborah Piper

Janet-Social Worker

Henry Nixon

Trevor-Social Worker

Rebecca Massey

Miss Babb

In brief

The Black Balloon (2008) is a drama film. With an average rating of 6.4/10 from 96 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 1h 37min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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The Black Balloon runs 97 minutes (1h 37min).

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The Black Balloon has an average rating of 6.4/10 based on 96 viewer votes on TMDB.

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The Black Balloon was released in 2008.