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Free Birds

PG Released Nov 1, 2013 1h 31m Kids & Family Holiday Comedy Adventure Animation TRAILER for List
20% Tomatometer 90 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Pardoned by the president, a lucky turkey (Owen Wilson) named Reggie gets to live a carefree lifestyle, until fellow fowl Jake (Woody Harrelson) recruits him for a history-changing mission. Jake and Reggie travel back in time to the year 1621, just before the first Thanksgiving. The plan: Prevent all turkeys from ever becoming holiday dinners. Unfortunately, the two birds encounter colonist Myles Standish (Colm Meaney), out to capture feathered friends for all the hungry Pilgrims.
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Technically proficient yet creatively moribund, Free Birds begs unfortunate comparisons with the dim-witted fowl that inspired it.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Anyone who's seen Chicken Run will wonder why they're not enjoying a well-constructed Aardman animation rather than attempting to make sense of this incoherent transatlantic trifle. Rated: 2/5 Dec 1, 2013 Full Review Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Ultimately embarrassing and even offensive but has an offbeat premise, some neat characters and plenty of guffaw-worthy gags. Rated: 2/5 Nov 29, 2013 Full Review Sophie Monks Kaufman Little White Lies Surely Owen Wilson can do a lot better than a slipshod animation about time travelling turkeys? Rated: 2/5 Nov 29, 2013 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Feels average, like a flightless bird trying to soar with the Pixars of the genre. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 31, 2021 Full Review Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See It's nice to get a Thanksgiving movie that doesn't revolve around tedious family drama. Though you may wind up having in uncomfortable conversation with your kids about exactly where your holiday meal comes from. Rated: B- Jul 8, 2020 Full Review Kathi Maio The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Much can be overlooked if such a movie is rollicking good fun. But Free Birds isn't even that. That's right, I'm going to say it. It's a turkey-and not one of the time-traveling freedom-fighter species, either. Mar 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paxton B Critics dont know what they are watching, this movie was absolutely funny and freaking amazing! It was genuinely a great watch. This is the movie WHERE THEY GO BACK IN TIME TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING TO GET TURKEYS OFF THE MENU! That's right THEY GO BACK IN TIME TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING TO GET TURKEYS OFF THE MENU! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Fishsticks 9 Critics do not know what actual movies are this movie is amazing Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review William S This is the movie WHERE THEY GO BACK IN TIME TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING TO GET TURKEYS OFF THE MENU! That's right THEY GO BACK IN TIME TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING TO GET TURKEYS OFF THE MENU! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review Jowell T This was actually a good film schaffrillas was right Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Ivan J Im not sure these reviews show the true genius of this movie, like, this is the movie WHERE THEY GO BACK IN TIME TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING TO GET TURKEYS OFF THE MENU Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/07/24 Full Review Legendary M I remember seeing this movie as a kid, and now looking back, it's still to this day a great movie, thank you Free birds, as you have changed my life for the better because you went back in time to get turkeys off the menu, THATS RIGHT W- Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Free Birds: Official Clip - Gunpowder Explosion Free Birds: Official Clip - Gunpowder Explosion 2:10 Free Birds: Official Clip - Pizza Delivery From the Future Free Birds: Official Clip - Pizza Delivery From the Future 2:29 Free Birds: Official Clip - The Pizza Turkey Free Birds: Official Clip - The Pizza Turkey 2:28 Free Birds: Official Clip - Saving Turkey Chicks Free Birds: Official Clip - Saving Turkey Chicks 2:28 Free Birds: Official Clip - Bromantic Dancing Free Birds: Official Clip - Bromantic Dancing 1:29 Free Birds: Official Clip - The Cranberry Sauce Joke Free Birds: Official Clip - The Cranberry Sauce Joke 2:30 Free Birds: Official Clip - Laser Pointer Chase Free Birds: Official Clip - Laser Pointer Chase 1:36 Free Birds: Official Clip - The Turkey Hunt Free Birds: Official Clip - The Turkey Hunt 2:30 Free Birds: Official Clip - Trapped by the Pilgrims Free Birds: Official Clip - Trapped by the Pilgrims 2:30 Free Birds: Official Clip - We're All Idiots Free Birds: Official Clip - We're All Idiots 2:29 View more videos
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Synopsis Pardoned by the president, a lucky turkey (Owen Wilson) named Reggie gets to live a carefree lifestyle, until fellow fowl Jake (Woody Harrelson) recruits him for a history-changing mission. Jake and Reggie travel back in time to the year 1621, just before the first Thanksgiving. The plan: Prevent all turkeys from ever becoming holiday dinners. Unfortunately, the two birds encounter colonist Myles Standish (Colm Meaney), out to capture feathered friends for all the hungry Pilgrims.
Director
Jimmy Hayward
Producer
Scott Mosier
Screenwriter
Scott Mosier, Jimmy Hayward
Distributor
Relativity Media
Production Co
Relativity, Reel FX Animation Studios
Rating
PG (Some Action/Peril|Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 31, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.7M
Runtime
1h 31m
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