Fresh
Mr. Forman's specialty is tender farce played out in what are, essentially, very bleak circumstances.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Taking Off
"Taking Off" is about people. People like your neighbor. People like the family down the street. People like yourself.
1971 · 1h 33m · R
Comedy, Drama, Music
Directed by
Miloš Forman
Overview
Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An engaging, episodic, wonderfully fair-minded satire about runaway children and anxious adults.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Forman's career pivot point between Prague's film-school halls and the Oscars podium is still a prime example of the way a foreign director can apply an outsider's perspective to something like Nixon's Amerikkka and draw blood.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Fresh
It remains his [Milos Forman's] best film in and about America.
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice
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