Birder

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Birder

2023

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

LGBTQ+

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A bird watcher, Kristian Brooks (Michael Emery), invades a nude queer campground on a remote lake in New Hampshire. He wears whatever cover he needs to ensnare the locals in his dark fetish in this nightmarish erotic thriller. Consent has never been more deadly.

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

As an erotic thriller it focuses more on the erotic, but even that is somewhat undermined by the silliness of romping about in the buff.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 7, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Think American Stranger by the Lake with more dark humour. Michael Emery delivers an amazing lead performance in this twisty queer erotic thriller whose outrageous ending is the cherry on top

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 2, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Director Nate Dushku encourages the cast to develop lusty connections with each other, which adds a zing of intrigue to to each scene. This keeps things enjoyably engaging even as the body count rises.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 2, 2024

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

By unleashing a serial killer onto the unsuspecting residents of a nude queer campground, Birder turns its characters' safe space into anything but. It's a steamy, sinister erotic thriller.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 1, 2024

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Gary M. Kramer

Philadelphia Gay News

“Birder” is provocative because of its setting, and it ends on a scene that is quite intriguing. If only the rest of the film had been up to that level.

Jun 27, 2024

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Mary Beth McAndrews

Dread Central

Birder is one of 2024’s indie hidden gems that deserves love for how daring the entire team was in crafting a smart, devious erotic thriller navigating kink, sex, intimacy, and identity.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 24, 2024

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Jerod S

Ever wonder what it would be like to murder people naked?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Rodney G

Definitely not a 92% movie. Everyone in the film treats Emery like he is the most amazing person they've ever seen. The dialogue was hilarious and not in a good way. He's offing people left and right, no one smells the rotting bodies. I did like the ending but was expecting something else. Makes strangulation look like its so easy. I laughed at the absurdity of it all but I had to finish it. D+

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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Greg R

Absolutely incredible. Hell yes! Amazing movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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Audience Member

It's even worse than you think it is

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/24

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Christina B

An American “Stranger by the Lake”

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Calvin C

Storyline is fair…no idea what the main cast was doing. Most important is it’s claimed as an explicit movie… Well all the erection fake. What’s the point to show us some fake dicks. So plastics on the screen? It’s so distracting!! You better hide them! It will be a bit better for me to focus on the story and acting.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/27/24

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Synopsis

A bird watcher, Kristian Brooks (Michael Emery), invades a nude queer campground on a remote lake in New Hampshire. He wears whatever cover he needs to ensnare the locals in his dark fetish in this nightmarish erotic thriller. Consent has never been more deadly.

Director: Nate Dushku
Producer: Nate Dushku, Amnon Lourie, Bobby Appelbaum
Screenwriter: Amnon Lourie
Distributor: TLA Releasing
Production Co: Murgen Croaker Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2024
Runtime: 1h 27m

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