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  • The Flying Sailor (2022)
    Review preview for The Flying Sailor

    A life might flash before eyes before us, but it's a thing constructed.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A sailor's life flashes before him after an explosion.
  • The Fly (1986)
    Review preview for The Fly

    A coherent narrative and interesting, three-dimensional characters.

    Themroc · 4 out of 5
    A scientist invents a teleportation device, but accidentally splices his DNA with that of a housefly when testing it.
  • The Flyer (2008)
    Review preview for The Flyer

    Anna’s story is a romantic one, but not in an obvious sense. It is bitter sweet, which gives it an edge.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A Polish girl works all hours to make love come true.
  • The Flying Doctors (1985)
    Review preview for The Flying Doctors

    A delicious slice of Eighties nostalgia.

    Caro Ness · 3 out of 5
    Miniseries about a high-flying city doc who finds his career taking off in a new direction after he joins the emergency service at Cooper's Crossing.
  • The Flying Scotsman (2006)
    Review preview for The Flying Scotsman

    What is his dream? To beat the World Hour Record. What’s that? You bicycle solo round an indoor track for 60 minutes. Is this cinematically rewarding, or understandable? No.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A Scottish cyclist's biopic.
  • The Fool Of The World And The Flying Ship (1990)
    Review preview for The Fool Of The World And The Flying Ship

    This Emmy-winning fable of piety rewarded makes a virtue of its own simplicity.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Russian fairytale about a woodcutter who wins the heart of a princess.
  • Pandora And The Flying Dutchman (1950)
    Review preview for Pandora And The Flying Dutchman

    If you're a romance fan, take a big supply of tissues.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A man cursed to roam the seas forever can escape only through the love of a woman willing to die for him, but in his brief period of shore leave the woman he falls for is a socialite with a string of admirers and apparently no feelings...

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