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The long-awaited return to fiction filmmaking from Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank), BIRD is a tender, striking and extraordinarily surprising coming-of-age fable about marginalized life in the fringes of contemporary society. 12-year-old Bailey (astounding newcomer Nykiya Adams) lives with her devoted but chaotic single dad Bug (Barry Keoghan, Saltburn) and wayward brother Hunter in a squat in Gravesend, north Kent. Approaching puberty and seeking attention and adventure, Bailey's fractured home life is transformed when she encounters Bird (Franz Rogowski, Passages), a mysterious stranger on a journey of his own. A wondrous portrait of the transition from childhood to adolescence that remains grounded in her typically empathetic social realism, Arnold's latest strides to the wildly poetic rhythm of her own drum.
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Director Andrea Arnold strikes a coming-of-age chord through Nykiya Adams' moving performance, marrying fantasy and reality to the dizzying end.

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Wenlei Ma The Nightly (AU) Bird frequently feels as if we’re in an extended vignette where we’re tagging along for a ride with no beginning, middle or end. Rated: 3/5 Mar 1, 2025 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian This film is an interesting shift for the director in that it adds magical realism to the social realism that underpins previous works such as Fish Tank (2009) and American Honey (2016). Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Karl Quinn Sydney Morning Herald It meanders at times, but it soars too, lifted high on a belief love and family really do matter, no matter how scrappy and unconventional a form they may take. Rated: 4/5 Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Maxance Vincent Film Speak Bird feels more or less like a parody of Arnold’s previous (strong) works than a film with tangible meaning, both in its stark visuals and illustrative storytelling. Rated: C- Jul 14, 2025 Full Review Anna Hoang Boston Hassle Even if I could complain that Arnold movies feel like they are fished from the same pond, BIRD can be commended for feeling like its own species from FISH TANK or AMERICAN HONEY. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 13, 2025 Full Review Juan Pablo Russo EscribiendoCine Andrea Arnold creates one of her most beautiful works, reaffirming her unique ability to inhabit the marginal with a gaze that is both compassionate and fiercely lucid. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 9/10 Apr 28, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Elsie M Another great Andrea Arnold film. This definitely needs time to process after watching it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/19/24 Full Review James This is a remarkable movie. It ranges from a level of realism that will make you a little uncomfortable to outright magic, and the acting is uniformly superb. No summary could do it justice, just see it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Edith Very boring. I walked out of the theater Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Shannon P Gritty view of life, with some fantasy as well. Interesting film good job by actors Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Joyce H All the performances were Grade A. Keoghan & Rogowski at their best. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Leonid M amazing work. the movie is not for everyone. it seemed like this arthouse movie was inspired by the 1987 film Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The long-awaited return to fiction filmmaking from Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank), BIRD is a tender, striking and extraordinarily surprising coming-of-age fable about marginalized life in the fringes of contemporary society. 12-year-old Bailey (astounding newcomer Nykiya Adams) lives with her devoted but chaotic single dad Bug (Barry Keoghan, Saltburn) and wayward brother Hunter in a squat in Gravesend, north Kent. Approaching puberty and seeking attention and adventure, Bailey's fractured home life is transformed when she encounters Bird (Franz Rogowski, Passages), a mysterious stranger on a journey of his own. A wondrous portrait of the transition from childhood to adolescence that remains grounded in her typically empathetic social realism, Arnold's latest strides to the wildly poetic rhythm of her own drum.
Director
Andrea Arnold
Producer
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross
Screenwriter
Andrea Arnold
Distributor
MUBI
Production Co
Pinky Promise, arte France Cinéma, FirstGen Content, BBC Films, Access Entertainment, British Film Institute, Ad Vitam, House Productions
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Drug Material|Some Violent Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 8, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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