Aloft

Aloft, on Hoopla, takes its characters as seriously as it takes its plot. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. With 139 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Jennifer Connelly's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight on Hoopla and see for yourself.

Aloft is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Aloft trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. As we follow a mother and her son, we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She will become a renowned artist and healer, and he will grow into his own and a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of a double absence. In the present, a young journalist will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths. Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy lead a cast that treats the material with real seriousness. It was released in 2014. The performances in Aloft do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Aloft. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Jennifer Connelly's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

Aloft was released in 2014, directed by Claudia Llosa. The full 112-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.