For the Birds

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For the Birds

2019

1h 32m

Documentary

Drama

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14 Reviews

88%

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A woman's love for her pet ducks, chickens, geese and turkeys -- all 200 of them -- jeopardizes her marriage and ignites a battle with local animal rescuers.

Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

06/13/2019

While the documentary evolves in its scope, Miron's feature debut always remains evenhanded. "For the Birds" is kind to its subject, while recognizing the harm she's inadvertently doing.

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

05/30/2019

Miron avoids easy conclusions about what drives Kathy, and he stays with her long enough for her story to surprise.

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Craig Schroeder

Battleship Pretension

01/07/2021

For the Birds often has trouble finding the balance between human interest and exploitation.

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Bill Newcott

Movies For The Rest Of Us

07/29/2020

4/5

Moments..are almost unbearably sad...Yet, somehow, the film ends on a note of hope that...she can sustain a happy medium between bird lover and bird hoarder.

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Carmen Paddock

One Room With A View

10/15/2019

3/5

Its kind lens is a necessary antidote to the shame and vitriol that often accompanies television's depictions of hoarders, granting all parties dignity.

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Marisa Carpico

The Pop Break

06/05/2019

[Morphs] from a dark picture of untreated mental illness and a crumbling marriage to something more meaningful: a picture of one woman slowly taking her life back.

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06/01/2019

Powerful! Mind-changing! A much needed fresh perspective!

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A woman's love for her pet ducks, chickens, geese and turkeys -- all 200 of them -- jeopardizes her marriage and ignites a battle with local animal rescuers.

Director: Richard Miron
Producer: Holly Meehl, Richard Miron, Jeffrey Star
Distributor: Dogwoof Pictures
Production Co: Lunamax Films
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 31, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2019
Runtime: 1h 32m