Balloon movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant balloon movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, entertaining, light, exciting, psychotronic and whimsical films and TV shows about / with balloon, friendship, danger, children, escapades, rescue, dog, runaway, catastrophe and storytelling plots mostly in Adventure, Family and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Ireland and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as balloon: The Aeronauts (2019), Balloon (2018), Mysterious Island (1961), Danny Deckchair (2003), Wonka (2023), Charlotte's Web (1973), Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), Turbulence (2025), Sink Hole (2013), SpaceBoy (2021).
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List of balloon movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon.
Style:
tense, costume drama, exciting, period piece, suspense ...
Plot:
balloon, twists and turns, science, scientist, saving a life, weather, experiment, survival, scientific discovery, snow, victorian england, aviation ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1860s, future
Place:
england, britain, london
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15K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape DDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, suspense, tense
Audience:
date night
Plot:
berlin wall, stasi, balloon, iron curtain, border patrol, manhunt, communism, husband wife relationship, german history, danger, couples, cold war ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 70s, year 1979
Place:
east germany, german democratic republic, berlin germany, east berlin, west germany ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to ...
Style:
intense, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, natural horror ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
giant bird, stranded, american civil war, desert island, island, castaway, submarine, survival, civil war, balloon, monster, ocean ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 1800s, year 1961, year 1865 ...
Place:
fictional island, pacific ocean, richmond virginia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, sweet, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
balloon, starting over, self discovery, love affair, social relations, small town life, inventor, love triangle, small town, prank, biker, love ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
australia, sydney australia, kansas, new zealand, texas
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The origin of Willy Wonka and his adventures into Loompa Land
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating, funny, light ...
Plot:
chocolate, eccentricity, genius, giraffe, dancing, laundry, top hat, balloon, magician, abuse of power, contract, castle ...
Time:
20th century
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Genre: Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
Thomas and Percy have a special Special as they try and try again to bring balloons to Mr. Bubbles' Big Balloon Show. At the Children's Steam Fair, Emily learns there are great rewards - and laughs - in helping others, Kevin tries his hook ...
Style:
lighthearted, entertaining, funny, captivating, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
balloon, friendship, problem solving, thomas the tank engine, anthropomorphic train, railway, teamwork, safe, train, toy train, train travel, friend ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, West Germany, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
Style:
cult classic, fairy tale, visually stunning, visual, visually appealing ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
surrealism, steampunk, rejuvenation, satire, fantasy world, childhood, magic, renaissance, mental disorder, eccentricity, sword and sorcery, siege ...
Time:
18th century, year 1988
Place:
ancient greece, europe, egypt, austria, constantinople ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Style:
sweet, colorful, light, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
friendship, pig, rescue, farm, children, friends who live together, misunderstanding, animal human communication, compassion, spider, rat, cat ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
usa, new england, maine
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Aliens, who look like clowns, arrive on Earth to capture and harvest people in order to use them as sustenance.
Style:
parody, dark comedy, horror comedy, frightening, scary ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, horror for children
Plot:
clown, killer clown, monster, ufo, alien, extraterrestrial, evil clown, alien abduction, rescue, alien invasion, amusement park, small town ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine ...
Style:
action thriller, cliffhanger, psychological thriller
Plot:
balloon, survival, disaster, isolation, betrayal, claustrophobia, storm, flashback, couples, pilot, married couple, struggle for survival ...
Place:
italy, switzerland
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
George and his best friend, Hundley explore all the wonders of the season together in this high-flying, full-length feature. Join them in a wild adventure that ends with a very fun surprise!
Style:
feel good, captivating, funny, entertaining, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
monkey, animal, balloon, animal protagonist, travel, spring, heartwarming, friendship, teamwork, anthropomorphic animal, animal that acts human, dog ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a massive sinkhole swallows a nearby town, a school bus filled with students is dropped deep underground. After the crash, the students realize the bus is hanging precariously against the side of the sinkhole, held in place by a broken pipe. ...
Style:
suspense, tension, intense, psychological
Plot:
high school student, teenager, bully, natural disaster, survival, peril, rescue mission, courage, claustrophobia, underground, darkness, small town ...
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Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
Dr. Crumb, a scientist who never liked to leave home, invented a way to see the world without leaving your lab. Using a stone extraterrestrial Crumb, his assistant and his two nephews Zoox: the beautiful Amanda and irreverent Guto, will make his ...
Style:
mockbuster, humorous, family comedy, light hearted, mythical ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
monster, hypnosis, balloon, chase, children, inventor, rescue mission, teamwork, sidekick, escape, friendship, siblings ...
Place:
china, paris france
Is relevant?
244
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A gifted 11-year-old boy secretly builds an air balloon with his friend Emma, to prove to his father that everything in life is possible.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, entertaining, thought provoking
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
father son relationship, friendship, balloon, coping, escapades, teenager, couple relations, mischievous children, friends, teenage life, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Cyprus
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two sisters living separate lives on different continents are reunited on a Mediterranean Island. The two barely have time to bond and revive family ties as Kate, the elder, meets a group of locals and agrees to an exciting ride on a hot air ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
sisters, accident, survival horror, balloon, travel, sister, struggle for survival, two sisters, catastrophe, danger, isolation, island ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, psychotronic
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
balloon, flying, camel, jungle adventure, steampunk, space, adventurer, treasure hunt, escapades, master and servant, journalism, hotshot hero ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1860s
Place:
africa, west africa, britain
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident. On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, ...
Style:
sexy, tense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
obsession, stalking, guilt, haunted by the past, countryside, attempted murder, couple relations, dangerous attraction, lgbt, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, love triangle ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, britain
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
It's Schluufy's birthday, and the Oogieloves (Goobie, Zoozie and Toofie), along with their friends J. Edgar, Windy Window and Ruffy, are organizing a party. (Shh! It's a secret.) Everything is going along just perfectly until J. Edgar ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, entertaining, light
Audience:
family outing, manly, kids, toddlers
Plot:
friends, young heroes, escapades, friendship, disorder, youth, balloon, birthday, adventure hero, twists and turns, target, journey ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Is relevant?
698
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Four year old Desi learns to accept the death of her father by sending him a letter on a balloon to which she receives a reply. Based on a true story.
Style:
touching, sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
young heroes, bittersweet, single parent, hopes, family problems, friendship, parents and children, death in the family, child's point of view, widow, mother daughter relationship, compassion ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Meet nine-year old Saige, a talented artist with a passion for horses, in this modern-day story about finding your voice! Saige is excited about the new school year, until she discovers that art-her favorite class-has been cut. On top of that, her ...
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, teens, kids
Plot:
horse, friendship, school, youth, american girl, family relations, singing, balloon, art, female friendship, painting, artist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, girls' night
Plot:
steampunk, martial arts, inventor, journey, friendship, road trip, on the road, chase, travel, valet, race against time, wager ...
Time:
19th century, year 2004, victorian era, 2000s, 1890s ...
Place:
paris france, london, china, turkey, scotland yard ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
When Twilight Sparkle and her friends arrive in Hope Hollow, they find the town and all its residents completely devoid of color their dream vacation is starting to feel more like a nightmare. The Mane 6 will have to solve the mystery behind this ...
Style:
funny, enigmatic, sweet, colorful, exciting ...
Audience:
toddlers, kids
Plot:
pony, my little pony, friendship, festival, obsessive quest, journey, rescue mission, teamwork, save the day, balloon, talking animal, animal ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
Story:
A playful bird snatches Abby's magic wand during a hot-air balloon ride leaving Elmo, Abby and friends on a colorful adventure.
Style:
lighthearted, colorful, entertaining, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
puppet, magic, sesame street, safe, children, friendship, magical object, life is a bitch, problem, wizards and magicians, puppetry, bird ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, China
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Wizard of Oz was an animated television series produced by DiC in 1990 to capitalize on the 50th anniversary of the 1939 classic film. The series featured thirteen episodes and premiered on ABC, starting on September 8, 1990.
Style:
mystical, colorful, lighthearted, juvenile, whimsical ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
fantasy world, wizard of oz, witch, wizard, nostalgia, magical, good versus evil, friendship, quest, heroine, children, balloon ...
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A cinematic adaptation of Jules Verne's 1874 novel "The Mysterious Island", the story begins during the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia. Five northern POWs make the decision to escape the ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
giant bird, sea disaster, escape, deadly creature, american civil war, monster, fantasy world, catastrophe, race against time, imaginary, escapades, runaway ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
fictional island, louisiana
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain, France, Italy, Cameroon
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and with the balloon damaged they find themselves 'shipwrecked' on a volcanic desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Just before ...
Style:
suspenseful, nautical, exciting, serious, psychotronic ...
Plot:
submarine, castaway, island, pirate, survival, escape, balloon, adaptation, heroism, isolation, exploration, friendship ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
fictional island
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives.
Style:
dark comedy, absurd, hilarious, crying, complex
Plot:
orgasm, weatherman, toad, neighbor, flowers, sewer, friendship, missing wife, tunnel, father son relationship, snow, sandwich ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, New Zealand, India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, compassionate, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, girls' night
Plot:
dragon, orphan, boy, children, magic, boy girl friendship, childhood, friendship, hospital, car crash, fire breathing dragon, family life ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 80s
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Kermit the Frog is persuaded by agent Dom DeLuise to pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit picks up Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and a motley crew of other Muppets with similar aspirations. Meanwhile, Kermit must elude the grasp of ...
Style:
funny, humorous, slasher, fantasy adventure, aesthetic ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, adult, preschool
Plot:
muppets, road trip, mad scientist, puppet, friendship, pig, desert, bear, inventor, children, eternal love, puppetry ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, florida, georgia, usa, los angeles ...
Is relevant?
152K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 192 min.
TV show
Story:
A series of murders prompts Mike Hanlon to suspect that the supernatural menace that he and a group of friends battled as children has returned. He begins to call his friends to remind them of the oath they swore: if It returned again, they would ...
Style:
scary, disturbing, suspense, demonic, spooky ...
Audience:
teens, kids, horror for children
Plot:
stephen king, friendship, fear, killer clown, clown, children, childhood, supernatural, villain, monster, asthma, small town ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 60s, year 1960, 80s
Place:
maine, usa, new york
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