The Hummingbird Project

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The Hummingbird Project

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Released Mar 15, 2019

1h 51m

Drama

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Cousins Vincent and Anton are players in the high-stakes game of high-frequency trading, where winning is measured in milliseconds. Their dream is to build a straight fiber-optic cable line between Kansas and New Jersey, making them millions, but nothing is straightforward for this flawed pair. Anton is the brains, Vincent is the hustler, and together they push each other and everyone around them to the breaking point with their daring adventure.

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Smart and well-acted, The Hummingbird Project marks a flawed yet undeniably intriguing addition to writer-director Kim Nguyen's filmography.

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

What might have made for either a thrilling, high-stakes drama or, at the very least, an intelligent comedy, ends up wildly uneven.

Mar 13, 2020

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

Although sometimes it gets bogged down in the details of drilling, The Hummingbird Project extracts enough entertainment value from an unpromising premise, greatly helped by Jesse Eisenberg finding the humanity in his hustler.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 17, 2019

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Part thriller, part family drama, part satirical commentary on the way that the pursuit of wealth is a cultural cancer that taints everything it touches, The Hummingbird Project is no less compelling for its odd mishmash of components.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 16, 2019

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

Eternally relevant and immediately obsolete.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 15, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Sets its sights beyond the story of Wall Street intrigue to focus on something much bigger, the effects of global capitalism.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Craig Schroeder

Battleship Pretension

The Hummingbird Project asks the question but never gives a satisfying answer.

Jan 7, 2021

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Patrick A

Not really anything of value happening. Slow paced. The acting is good but not really wort the watch.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Jack M

The Social Network wannabe, but an entertaining one.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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isla s

This is a character based drama film I'd say, a corporate one at that, with somewhat quirky characters. It has a bit of a humdrum feel to it (I guess its subtle in tone) for the most part. There are a number of sub plots present. I thought it was interesting seeing Penelope Cruz as a somewhat cutthroat businesswoman. As I said, its a pretty corporate film in a sense, although, interestingly, the film is partly set in a rural area. It has a human aspect to it, with the health issues that one of the main characters has, that he's reluctant to speak out about. Its sad but good, particularly towards the end, when it becomes poignant. Jesse Eisenberg gives a good performance in this film and yes, I'd recommend this film to others.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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alejandro p

It talks about an ambitious and at the same time deadly obsession. It is a moderately developed story that does not end up touching the sensitive "strings".

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

This movie had a premise that sounds promising and I was looking forward to watching it. 30 minutes in and it felt like I was watching a disjointed, confused, and indecisive college student's film. The director needed to pick a lane and run with it. Instead it was mush of plot ideas decorated with some decent, but not stellar, acting. I'd like my 2 hrs back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Selma Hayek is a terrible actor and horribly miscast in this role.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/21

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Cousins Vincent and Anton are players in the high-stakes game of high-frequency trading, where winning is measured in milliseconds. Their dream is to build a straight fiber-optic cable line between Kansas and New Jersey, making them millions, but nothing is straightforward for this flawed pair. Anton is the brains, Vincent is the hustler, and together they push each other and everyone around them to the breaking point with their daring adventure.

Director: Kim Nguyen
Producer: Pierre Even
Screenwriter: Kim Nguyen
Distributor: The Orchard
Production Co: Item 7, Belga Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $371.8K
Runtime: 1h 51m

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