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Quick Info

Rating

5.7/10

Release2009

Runtime1h 51m

StatusReleased

Budget$40,000,000

Revenue$19,643,086

Production

AE Electra Productions

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Avalon Pictures

Movie

Amelia

2009

1h 51m

5.7

Adventure

Drama

History

Synopsis

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

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