Living in the Age of Airplanes
2015 · Movie · 47 min · ★ 7.8 · 62% critics
This documentary looks at air travel as a world-changing part of everyday life, using sweeping views from around the globe to show how flying has reshaped connection, movement, and perspective. It focuses more on the wonder and reach of travel than on technical details about aircraft.
Also known as Aviation: The Invisible Highway
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-04-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 47 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (17 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like inspiring, travel-minded documentaries such as Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet; Not for you if you want a nuts-and-bolts aviation deep dive or a more critical, detailed look at flying.
Pros: stunning global visuals; inspiring sense of wonder; uplifting narration and music | Cons: light on airplane detail; little technical depth; overly rosy viewpoint
Themes
- airplane
- earth
- travel
- aviation
Cast & crew
Harrison Ford
as Narrator (voice)
Directed by Brian J. Terwilliger