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Rare Birds (2002)


RARE BIRDS
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CAST & CREW
William Hurt, Molly Parker, Andy Jones
Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
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SYNOPSIS
RARE BIRDS pits a seemingly overmatched and defeated Newfoundland man against his quirky best buddy, a warmly sexy acquaintance and his own mid-life crisis. more...

MPAA RATING
Not Rated

RUNTIME
1 hour, 41 minutes

RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Mar 1, 2002
Video: May 28, 2002

RELEASE COMPANY
Lions Gate Films

GENRE
Comedies, Comedy, Drama, Divorce, Drama (General), Comedy (General), Small Town Life

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 RATING: FRESH  READING: 60%
(FRESH = 60% or Greater)
  Reviews counted: 10
Fresh: 6  Rotten: 4
Average Rating: 6.1/10
  
( Showing 1-10 of 10 Tomatometer Reviews, sorted a-z )
2/4  "'Rare Birds' tries to force its quirkiness upon the audience."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE

3.5/5  "Rare Birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable."
-- David Grove, FILM THREAT

3/4  "Even if you don't know a wren from a grackle, there are pleasures here."
-- Chris Hewitt, ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS

3.5/5  "A quirky comedy set in Newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on The Rock."
-- Bruce Kirkland, JAM! MOVIES

3.5/5  "Really quite funny."
-- Christopher Null, FILMCRITIC.COM

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2/5  "Has all the right elements but completely fails to gel together."
-- Charles Martin, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE

74/100  "Its almost too-spectacular coastal setting distracts slightly from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story."
-- Brian Webster, APOLLO GUIDE

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ROTTEN 0%
2/4  "The movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny Phonce and his several silly subplots."
-- Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE

2/4  "With Rare Birds, as with The Shipping News before it, an attempt is made to transplant a Hollywood star into Newfoundland's wild soil -- and The Rock once again resists the intrusion."
-- Peter Howell, TORONTO STAR

3/5  Click to read the article.
--
Jason Anderson, EYE WEEKLY

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