SummaryAfter becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, Amelia was thrust into a new role as America's sweetheart - the legendary "goddess of light," known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma. Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in flirting with danger and standing up as her own, outspoken woman never changed. She was an ... Read More
Directed By:Mira Nair
Written By:Ron Bass, Anna Hamilton Phelan, Susan Butler, Mary S. Lovell
Amelia
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
37
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Mixed or Average
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
37
26% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
41% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
32% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
90
Most of all, Earhart wanted to be able to fly free as a bird above the clouds, and director Nair and star Swank make her quest not only understandable but truly impressive.
63
Inside Amelia is a sharp idea struggling to get out: How does a woman marketed to the public as a star turn herself back into a human being? And at what cost?
50
A lazy coffee-table book of a movie,
40
Amelia is handsome yet predictable and high-minded--not a dud, exactly, but too proper, too reserved for its swaggering subject.
40
There’s nothing more boring than a life embalmed with halfhearted Hollywood bombast, which only makes the film’s fleeting pleasures stand out all the more.
25
Better luck trying to find out what truly happened to the real Earhart than trying to diagnose all that's wrong with this hapless film.
20
Amelia Earhart is still missing.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.5
44% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
28% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
28% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Jan 10, 2011
10
This movie was superb. Hillary Swank and Richard Gere are terrific. Don't miss it. You will love it; it's low key film-making at its best. Why it received such low scores is beyond me. It is a 10 in my book.
Production Company:
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Avalon Pictures
- AE Electra Productions
Release Date:Oct 23, 2009
Duration:1 h 51 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Defying The Impossible. Living The Dream.
Awards
Hollywood Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
