IMDb
6.7 /10
548 votes


Drama · 2012 · 21 min
While escorting a group of children through New York City, a harried man loses hold of a bouquet of one hundred balloons. Among them, a single black balloon drifts free, seemingly lifeless, only to revive and embark on a strange journey through the city. Searching for companionship, it drifts among the highs and lows of human life, discovering both joy and despair along the way. Conceived as a children’s tale but emerging as a surreal urban fable, The Black Balloon follows the haunting odyssey of a balloon that longs to belong.
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IMDb
6.7 /10
548 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
68 /100
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TMDB
6.5 /10
10 votes
Letterboxd
7.1 /10
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Weighted average
6.8/10