Turbulence
No. 09
HOT AIR, NO BALLOON

Turbulence

Claudio Fäh · 2025 · 91m · Thriller, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine five thousand meters in the air.

35%
Critics
40%
Audience
Watch If

you enjoy watching beautiful scenery get wasted on a bad script, or if you're a masochist for predictable twists.

Skip If

you value your time, coherent storytelling, or characters with more depth than a puddle.

Best Consumed While

doing laundry, so you have something productive to focus on when the plot inevitably deflates.

ScorecardThe Multi-Axis Verdict
Worth Your Time
2/10
Fun Factor
4/10
Originality
3/10
Visual Craft
6/10
Pretension Index
7/10
Rewatchability
1/10
CompsIf You Liked This, Watch These
Snakes on a Plane (but somehow less fun)Open Water (but less tense and with more hot air)any direct-to-video 'thriller' from the early 2000s