The Red Balloon fingerprintStriking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Wholesome and nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Kept in the background
Standout direction
Standout cinematography and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
The Red Balloon is calm and low-intensity.
Wholesome and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's wholesome, nostalgic, and wondrous.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Standout cinematography and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography and visual style stand out.
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Something to uplift your spirit.
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The Red Balloon is included with a subscription to FlixFling, HBO Max, and Artify in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex and Mometu. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90/100 (IMDb 8.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 96%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
0 h 34 min
The Red Balloon runs 0 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Red Balloon higher (96) than audiences (86). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French. Produced in France.
+124GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Red Balloon in 138 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 25 storytelling tropes for The Red Balloon, including Ambiguous Ending, Animate Inanimate Object, Balloonacy.
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