Free Birds

PG

Released Nov 1, 2013

1 hr. 31 min.

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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20%

90 Reviews

Tomatometer

44%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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Critics Consensus

Technically proficient yet creatively moribund, Free Birds begs unfortunate comparisons with the dim-witted fowl that inspired it.

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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

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Vabian G

The Movie Wasn't Good, Better Than Worse Chicken Run, Chicken Little, Rio, Storks, The Angry Birds Movie, And Illumination's Migration, Also There's Owen Wilson Playing Lightning McQueen From Disney/Pixar's Cars, And Amy Poehler Playing DreamWorks Shrek The Third, Before Playing Disney/Pixar's Inside Out And Inside Out 2, Alvin And The Chipmunks, And Monsters Vs. Aliens

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Jameson K

"We're going back in time to the first thanksgiving to get turkeys off the menu." Best movie quote ever. Real talk though, pretty solid movie for kids.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Euan P

Wilson does an amazing job in a movie that is a masterpiece in its own ways.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Nicholas

I hate every single one of you who said this movie is trash.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Grayson D

Underrated Classic! I don't get why people don't like this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Jimmy Hayward

Director

Owen Wilson

Reggie

Woody Harrelson

Jake

Amy Poehler

Jenny

George Takei

S.T.E.V.E.

Colm Meaney

Myles Standish

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Executive Producer: Aron Warner, John J. Strauss, David I. Stern
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

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