Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
An uptight executive's chaotic journey home for Thanksgiving becomes a heartwarming, briskly paced comedy of errors.
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
How intense is Planes, Trains and Automobiles?
Planes, Trains and Automobiles has no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a comfort watch and a family watch. The humor runs broad. Rated R.
What Planes, Trains and Automobiles feels like
- Tone
- heartwarmingfeel goodwhimsicalcozy
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- broad and big
- Best for
- Comfort watchFamily nightDate night
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Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles scary?
No. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 0, gore 0, violence 0, each out of 3.
How long is Planes, Trains and Automobiles?
Planes, Trains and Automobiles runs 1h 32m.
Where can I stream Planes, Trains and Automobiles?
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is streaming on Kanopy.
Does Planes, Trains and Automobiles have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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