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Don't Read This on a Plane

  • 2020
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
829
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Sophie Desmarais in Don't Read This on a Plane (2020)
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A drama-comedy about a novelist hitchhiking across Europe to complete her book tour after her publisher goes bankrupt.A drama-comedy about a novelist hitchhiking across Europe to complete her book tour after her publisher goes bankrupt.A drama-comedy about a novelist hitchhiking across Europe to complete her book tour after her publisher goes bankrupt.

  • Director
    • Stuart McBratney
  • Writer
    • Stuart McBratney
  • Stars
    • Sophie Desmarais
    • Julia Strowski
    • Victor von Schirach
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    829
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    • Director
      • Stuart McBratney
    • Writer
      • Stuart McBratney
    • Stars
      • Sophie Desmarais
      • Julia Strowski
      • Victor von Schirach
    • 26User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Sophie Desmarais
    Sophie Desmarais
    • Jovana Fey
    Julia Strowski
    Julia Strowski
    • Li
    Victor von Schirach
    Victor von Schirach
    • Elias
    Hildegard Schroedter
    Hildegard Schroedter
    • Maria
    Dominique Thomas
    Dominique Thomas
    • Ivan
    Susanna Dekker
    Susanna Dekker
    • Lanka
    Brenton Prince
    Brenton Prince
    • Declan
    Oana Mosneagu
    • Ophelia
    • (as Ioana Mosneagu)
    Jürgen Heimüller
    Jürgen Heimüller
    • Harry
    Karim Theilgaard
    Karim Theilgaard
    • Ricardo
    Cassie Osborne
    Cassie Osborne
    • Tourist 1
    Dorotheea Petre
    Dorotheea Petre
    • Ksenia
    Ana Pasti
    Ana Pasti
    • Irina
    Melinda Pitz
    Melinda Pitz
    • Yasmine
    Nicolas Bravos
    Nicolas Bravos
    • Brad
    Allen C. Gardner
    Allen C. Gardner
    • Theo
    Mundy Rieu
    Mundy Rieu
    • Hotel Manager
    • (as Mundy Rieu Jr.)
    Natanyah Forbes
    • Alice
    • Director
      • Stuart McBratney
    • Writer
      • Stuart McBratney
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    User reviews26

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    aapple2001

    Patchy

    Good eye candy with the variety of locations, the music is off-putting, there are flashes of entertaining writing and the frequency of poor acting is frustrating.

    Ultimately this film is unsatisfying.
    5sambhrantabashyal

    Starts out well but it goes down fairly quickly

    This movie follows a novelist on a book tour around Europe. Unfortunately, the book tour doesn't go as planned as her publisher goes bankrupt the day the novel comes out. I want to start out by saying this movie had a lot of potential. It starts out pretty well too but it all goes downhill from there. The acting is not necessarily bad but it's average at best. The music choices in this movie however totally ruined it for me. It was great at the start but then the music turns into really mediocre second-rate Hollywood romance movie music. The humor is dry if there is any. The ending/big climax of the movie was totally underwhelming as well. On the plus side, however, there are some really beautiful scenic shots of European cities but that's about it. However, if you are a writer yourself or you're a big reader, you may enjoy parts of the movie.
    5rahshe

    The message is about the journey

    I would encourage anyone who is striving, struggling, and pushing on a journey to make your life vision a reality. This movie is about what's happens when your meet with a road block on your journey to greatness. Yes, it's a movie, but sometimes movies are meant to do more than entertain there is a lesson to learn.
    8surkant07-122-179617

    Nice one, This movie is like almost reading a book.

    The movie: Don't Read This on a Plane.

    Isn't a movie that you will regret that you have wasted your time. Try to enjoy it like reading book, a movie that you will enjoy.

    It was boring when I was watching it like a movie when I understood that I had to enjoy it like a reading a book it was very nice.

    I did not regret after watching this move I hope you willl also find it interesting.
    3ackfoo

    Stylishly Boring

    I turned it off after sixteen minutes when I realized that I would not care if someone broke in and stabbed the main character with a knitting needle, except that it would have improved the film.

    This problem is endemic in modern cinema. You ask me to become involved with a character without giving me any reason to do so. She's not funny, or interesting, or assertive. She says nothing clever or thoughtful or interesting. So why would I waste more than sixteen minutes watching her?

    I'm presuming that she ends up on some sort of journey of self-discovery or enlightnment, but, frankly, I don't care.

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 2021 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Romania
      • France
      • Germany
      • Greece
      • Hungary
      • Italy
      • Netherlands
      • Portugal
    • Official sites
      • Official website
      • Official website.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 別在飛機上看書
    • Filming locations
      • Oradea, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Amazing Visuals
      • Mcbrat Motion Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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