Highest-Rated Movies about 'Hot Air Balloon'

Andrei Rublev (1966), The Mirror (1975), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Chorus (2004), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), Big Hero 6 (2014), Paddington 2 (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Hot Air Balloon movies.

#16. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Storyline: The fantastic tale of an 18th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being swallowed by a giant sea-monster, a trip to the moon, a dance with Venus and an escape from the Grim Reaper are only some of the improbable adventures.

Plot Keywords: sea monster, moon, torture, rejuvenation, eunuch, dwarf, 1700s ...

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#17. Dhamaal (2007)

Storyline: Four slackers and con-men namely: Boman Contractor, who lives a wealthy lifestyle with his eccentric dad, Nari, who loves his antique car more than his son, and asks his son to leave when he damages the car; hot-headed Aditya and dim-witted Manav, orphaned brothers; and Deshbandhu Roy, a trickster who wears a magnetized belt; share a room with a lenient landlady, who eventually gives up on them and kicks them out. After a number of con tricks, the group are arrested by the Police, but released in the countryside. At this point they witness a car plummet down a cliff, with it's sole occupant, Bose, an underworld don, who, before dying, tells them that he has hidden 10 Crore Rupees in cash in the St. Sebastian's Garden, Goa, and if they find it, it is their's to keep. The group race toward Goa in Contractor's stolen car, little knowing that their plans will soon be foiled, albeit hilariously, by Police Inspector Kabir Nayak, who is angered at this Department for not appreciating his ...

Plot Keywords: car falling off a cliff, charity, chase, death, digging, double cross, exploding car ...

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#18. The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

Storyline: Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday (Dame Diana Rigg), a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace was stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time, frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and The Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

Plot Keywords: breaking the fourth wall, sequel, hot air balloon, caper, slow motion, photographer, running out of gas ...

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#19. 9 (2009)

Storyline: In a world destroyed in a war between man and machine, a hand-stitched doll with the number 9 written on its back comes to life. The world he has awakened in is frightening, but he quickly learns that he is not alone and that there are others like him, also with a single digit written on their back. The first one he encounters is 2 who tells him something of what happened to the world. 2 is also thrilled with the disk 9 is carrying, one with three unique symbols on the front. 9 soon learns that the disk and some of the other dolls who are prepared to die for the good of humankind may be the last hope for man's salvation.

Plot Keywords: post apocalypse, alternate history, 1940s, steampunk, scientist, factory, death ...

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#20. Zarafa (2012)

Storyline: The plot of the film has a grandfather telling his grand kids the story of Maki, a young boy who escapes from slave traders, befriends a giraffe (the title character), cross the desert, meet a pirate, and a few other things on a trip that takes him from Africa to Paris.—Odin

Plot Keywords: giraffe, buddhist, solar eclipse, twins, cow, wolf pack, wolf ...

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#21. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)

Storyline: In the infancy of aviation in 1910, a British newspaper offers a prize for the winner of a cross-channel air race which brings flyers from all over the world. There are many subplots as the flyers jockey for position and the affections of various women.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Plot Keywords: london england, english channel, love triangle, aviator, suitor, racial slur, dog ...

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#22. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Storyline: Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...

Plot Keywords: comedy of manners, period drama, false identity, surprise ending, title spoken by character, based on play, remake ...

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#23. Superman II (1980)

Storyline: Picking up where "Superman: The Movie" left off, three criminals, General Zod (Terence Stamp), Ursa, (Sarah Douglas), and Non (Jack O'Halloran) from the planet Krypton are released from the Phantom Zone by a nuclear explosion in space. They descend upon Earth where they could finally rule. Superman, meanwhile, is in love with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), who finds out who he really is. Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) escapes from prison and is determined to destroy Superman by joining forces with the three criminals.

Plot Keywords: superhero, second part, sequel, based on comic, dc comics, based on comic book, alien invasion ...

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#24. Mysterious Island (1961)

Storyline: 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 '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'.—Stewart M. Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu>

Plot Keywords: friendship between men, octopus, lightning, harmonica, goat, ends with death, chicken ...

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#25. What to Do in Case of Fire? (2002)

Storyline: What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former eastern Germany. At the end of the 80s they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to grips with the reason they separated 12 years ago.—Sujit R. Varma

Plot Keywords: manhunt, policeman, van, memory, wheelchair, vandalism, breaking glass ...

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#26. Octopussy (1983)

Storyline: James Bond's next mission sends him to the circus. A British Agent was murdered and found holding onto a priceless Fabergé egg. Kamal Kahn buys the egg at an auction, but Bond becomes suspicious when Kahn meets up with Russian General Orlov. Bond soon finds out that Kahn's and Orlov's plan is to blow-up a nuclear device on a U.S. Air Force Base. Bond teams up with a circus group, which are headed by the beautiful Octopussy, who is also close friend of Kahn.

Plot Keywords: agent, india, train, circus, russian, 007, exploding building ...

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#27. The Aeronauts (2019)

Storyline: In 1862, pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) teams up with daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Rennes (Felicity Jones) to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world, they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.

Plot Keywords: hot air balloon, london england, survival, clouds, widow, female pilot, sister sister relationship ...

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#28. Casanova (2005)

Storyline: Casanova is in love with Francesca, who thinks he is a friend of himself even though he is engaged to Victoria, who is the love of Giovanni, Francesca's brother. Francesca is betrothed to Paprizzio who thinks Casanova is the feminist writer Guardi, who is really Francessca's nomme de plume. Amidst all these secret identities and misunderstandings, the Catholic Church sends Pucci to bring Casanova and Guardi to trial for heresy.

Plot Keywords: seduction, carnival, duel, hot air balloon, masquerade, pig, venice italy ...

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#29. The Perils of Pauline (1947)

Storyline: Fun loving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a delayed Shakespeare play...with a comic vaudeville performance. Her brief stage career leads her into those "horrible" moving pictures, where she comes to love the chaotic world of silent movies, becoming queen of the serials. But the consequences of movie stardom may be more than her leading man can take.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: character name in title, audition, pie in the face, railway, reporter, director, marriage proposal ...

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#30. Let's Make Love (1960)

Storyline: Billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. He goes to the theatre, where he sees Amanda rehearsing a song, and the director thinks him an actor suited to play himself in the revue. He takes the part in order to see more of Amanda.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Plot Keywords: assumed identity, mime, laughing, tutor, cameo appearance, reference to abraham lincoln, negotiation ...

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