Film

The Rocketeer 1991

Directed by Joe Johnston

  • Adventure, Science Fiction
  • 108 min
  • PG

An Ordinary Man Forced to Become An Extraordinary Hero.

A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.

AdventureScience Fictionnazisuperheroairplane wreckbased on comicairshipsteampunklos angeles, californiabased on graphic novelflying manpilot heronazi collaborationism1930s

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Resolved, nostalgic, unpretentious and effortless.

  • resolvedopen-ended
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • effortlessdemanding
  • classical in formformally daring

Who loves it, who doesn't

The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 33The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 2The Cartographer: disliked by 12 / 1The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 33The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 2The Archivist: disliked by 12 / 1The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: disliked by 30 / 3The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

39 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.

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