The Black Balloon 2008 Watch Free in HD

All fifteen-year-old Thomas Mollison wants is a normal adolescence. And when his pregnant mother has to put in him in charge of his autistic older brother Charlie, Thomas faces his biggest challenge yet.

Genre:

Romance, Drama

Actors:

Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward, Sarah Woods, Sam Fraser, Makirum Fahey-Leigh, Oliver Brookes, Jan Ringrose, Bradley Orford, ...»

Director:

Elissa Down

Country:

United Kingdom

Release:

2008

IMDb:

7.2

Quality:

Duration:

97 min

Chicago Tribune

At its sharpest Elissa Down's feature directorial debut is guided by intense, rough-edged emotional swings that feel authentically alive, even when the script settles for tidiness.

April 10, 2009

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Black Balloon is marked by the fiercest bravery you're likely to encounter on screen this year.

April 16, 2009

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The Patriot Ledger

Autism is a subject most filmmakers fear to broach, but not Aussie newcomer Elissa Down, she attacks the issue with honesty and passion.

May 25, 2013

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San Francisco Chronicle

The film's vision is neither a grim wallow nor falsely cheerful. It's compassionate but unblinking, and in the end we can't help but admire the genuine strength of how its characters accept their special challenge.

April 17, 2009

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Boston Phoenix

Wakefield anchors the well-paced quieter moments.

April 23, 2009

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Boston Globe

Structurally and cinematically, The Black Balloon sticks to the coming-of-age basics, but [director] Down has a gift for conveying time and place.

April 02, 2009

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What Would Toto Watch?

The Black Balloon is neither 'Rain Man' nor 'The Other Sister. This Aussie charmer charts its own course.

May 03, 2009

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Chicago Sun-Times

The Black Balloon establishes this family with a delicate mixture of tenderness and pain.

April 10, 2009

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Seattle Times

There are wrenching scenes that are brutally stark, yet there remains a steady sense of calm that is touching and sensitive without ever turning sentimental.

April 02, 2009

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Austin Chronicle

A film that mostly skirts artifice and sentimentality for a truer portrait of a family battered and bruised but nowhere near broken.

April 09, 2009

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Times-Picayune

It's a well-meaning film, marked by Luke Ford's sensitive portrayal of a disabled character. But the main character is bland, imparting the same vibe on the rest of the film.

August 14, 2009

Washington Post

Thomas and Jackie's friendship, blossoming into a chaste romance, is the dramatic engine that powers The Black Balloon, but it's far from the most important relationship in the film.

May 01, 2009

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