IMDb
6.7 /10
449 votes

Drama · 1998 · 1h 34min
Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman who's dying of cancer and wants Danny to help him commit suicide. Langer rigs pulleys and weights to help the lad make the climb. Meanwhile, an aggressive and angry neighbor (an army vet) regularly gets drunk and shoots off his rifle, and Danny's dad must confront him. It all comes to a head one stormy night.
Sign in and build your archive. The best notes get written right after the credits roll.
Sign in → top right
No streaming info for United States at the moment.
IMDb
6.7 /10
449 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73 /100
—
82 /100
—
TMDB
7.1 /10
9 votes
Letterboxd
Letterboxd didn't respond
Weighted average
7.3/10