Trailer
Summary
An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 85GoodWatch 84
Audience score91%
IMDb8.2
Letterboxd · 69 K ratings4.1/5
Reach
Streams in 58 countries
+48Released
2012
November 2, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyRomanceComedyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismDirecting · 4
- John Kahrs Director
- Rasoul Azadani Layout
- Daniel Hu Layout
- Allen Blaisdell Layout
Writing · 2
- Kendelle Hoyer Story
- Clio Chiang Story
Production · 6
- John Lasseter Executive Producer
- Kristina Reed Producer
- Daniel Feiner Finance
- Holly E. Bratton Production Manager
- Lorry Ann Shea Production Supervisor
- Kit Ho Production Assistant
Editing · 3
- Lisa Linder Editor
- Tim Mertens Additional Editing
- Kent Pritchett Color Timer
Sound · 6
- Christophe Beck Original Music Composer
- Laurent Kossayan Sound Designer
- David E. Fluhr Sound Mixer
- Earl Ghaffari Music Editor
- Gabriel Guy Sound Mixer
- Tom MacDougall Music Supervisor
Art · 2
- Jeff Turley Art Direction
- David Womersley Art Department Coordinator
Visual Effects · 28
- Kyle Odermatt Visual Effects Supervisor
- Lou Romano Visual Development
- Glen Keane Character Designer
- Patrick Osborne Animation Supervisor
- Shiyoon Kim Character Designer
- Darrin Butters Animation
Other crew · 2
- Brent W. Hall Post-Production Manager
- Bérénice Robinson Thanks
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