SummaryA contemporary retelling of Colin Thiele's classic Australian tale. 'Storm Boy' has grown up to be Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman and grandfather. When Kingley starts to see images from his past that he can't explain, he is forced to remember his long-forgotten childhood, growing up on an isolated coastline with his father. He ... Read More
Directed By:Shawn Seet
Written By:Justin Monjo, Colin Thiele
Storm Boy
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Generally Favorable
67
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7.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
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Apr 4, 2019
90
Director Seet’s gorgeously filmed production proves to resonate as much today as it did 40-plus years ago.
Apr 4, 2019
80
Even those unfamiliar with the tale will find it charming and moving, and, as is so often the case with Australian films, the scenery can't be beat.
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Generally Favorable
7.1
58% Positive
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Oct 30, 2020
10
.A film for everyone A visually stunning Australian film that has worldwide appeal for people of ALL ages. The themes about family, friendship, love, loss and loneliness are universal and rounded out with a message of hope for a better future. This is a throughly enjoyable and emotional "retelling" of Colin Thiele's book of the same name which has been in print for over 55 years. This is not a remake - this is a retelling and should not be compared to the 1976 version. This film stands on its on merit, it is beautifully shot and superbly acted. It's a remarkable film that will stay with you forever.
Feb 6, 2022
8
This is a nice, interesting family friendly drama film set in Australia. I liked the cinematography and the musical score, plus the little boy's acting was very good.
Mar 26, 2019
70
This version of Storm Boy, directed by excellent Aussie small-screen helmer Shawn Seet, has the emotional heft and visual splendor to win the hearts of domestic and international family audiences.
Mar 26, 2019
63
It’s not a thrill-a-minute piece of children’s entertainment, but winning performances by young Finn Little, by Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush as the adult “boy,” and by Trevor Jamieson and Morgana Davies, lift it.
Apr 5, 2019
50
Storm Boy tries to present itself as a modern fable, where the lessons learned relate directly to present-day concerns over the environment, industrialization and the marginalization of indigenous cultures. But these themes come across as didactic rather than moving.
Mar 26, 2019
40
In the new film, by literally creating a bust of the bird – as if a clump of stone or plaster could compare with the natural majesty of wings and feathers – the meaning has been accidentally inverted: a story about how something can never die becomes about how it will never live again.
May 19, 2019
7
I thought this was a charming family film with a great story (based on the novella by Colin Thiele). Just to warn that it's sad in places, so potentially not for younger kids.
Nov 16, 2021
5
(Mauro Lanari)
Second film adaptation, after Henri Safran's 1976 one, of the 1964 classic of Colin Thiele's children's literature, which has also become an opera for theater and video games, it is a quite mediocre fairy tale full of good environmentalistic intentions that does not benefit from the comparison with other coming-of-age novels together with an animal or with the more adult and mature "The Pelican Brief" (Pakula 1993).
Feb 10, 2020
5
Has some strong scenes and is well-filmed but also totally unbelievable at times.
Production Company:
- Ambience Entertainment
- Best FX Adelaide
Release Date:Apr 5, 2019
Duration:1 h 39 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Love Has Wings
Awards
Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Screen Producers Australia Awards
• 1 Nomination
Children KinoFest
• 1 Nomination
