The Yellow Birds

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The Yellow Birds

R

Released Jun 15, 2018

1h 50m

War

Drama

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Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Gulf War under the command of the older, troubled Sgt. Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

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Critics Consensus

The Yellow Birds has a strong cast and a worthy message, but they're both lost in this war drama's rote, clichéd story.

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Kristen Lopez

Spectrum Culture

The Yellow Birds doesn't say much of anything outside of the mundane. The trio of young men at its center are compelling enough, but the entire ordeal feels like a mash-up of countless other movies.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 10, 2018

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Rex Reed

Observer

As "war is hell" movies go, this one is better than usual.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 15, 2018

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Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

A rather dispiriting slog of a movie.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 15, 2018

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Yellow Birds ends up being all too nonjudgmental and restricts itself for the most part to little more than immediate emotional realities.

Aug 7, 2020

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Alden Ehrenreich and Ty Sheridan were both great and the cinematography is stunning.

Rated: B-

Mar 13, 2019

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Mae Abdulbaki

Punch Drunk Critics

Although the cinematography is beautiful and the film has a lot of potential, it's far too slowly paced and doesn't have enough depth for the heavy material it takes on.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 14, 2018

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KB B

I thought it was an engaging movie with good acting and storyline. It was sad though. Tye Sheridan was really outstanding in this. It's worth the watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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jeff h

Better than its rating, such a shame more wasn’t done with Toni Collette and Jennifer Anniston, perhaps it was, as this was a movie that so much more could have been done with the story, but wasn’t.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/03/24

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Georgan G

While this movie had an honest take on war, the plot just never got much going except the horrors of war. Two buddies are together from boot camp on in to Syria. The acting is acceptable, but the film never says anything new or engaging.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/12/23

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Barry J

Why would Jennifer Aniston do this movie? The story is weak and even with the really good cast. They couldn't save it. Once it's over. All I could say is. I want my time back.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/11/23

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James A

Either they didn't have a military advisor on set or completely ignored them.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/17/23

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120soloshadow

It was very poor war movie about the Iraq war. For example, at the weapon qualification range. No ear plugs, Soldiers wearing their soft caps. (They would of had on their helmet). Was they supposed to be Zero their weapon or qualify? They were just shooting at paper targets. In theater, Soldiers not wearing their body armor. Unsnapped helmets, calling the SGT, Serg, writing Kilgore on their helmets. They showed them drinking in theater. That was a BIG NO GO! The SGT manning the SAW, it would of been manned by a lower enlisted SM. After that I had change it. No wonder it only made $58k in theaters. Very bad war movie!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/15/23

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Alexandre Moors

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Alden Ehrenreich

Brandon Bartle

Tye Sheridan

Daniel Murphy

Jennifer Aniston

Maureen Murphy

Jack Huston

Sergeant Sterling

Toni Collette

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Synopsis

Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Gulf War under the command of the older, troubled Sgt. Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

Director: Alexandre Moors
Producer: Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon
Screenwriter: David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Cinelou Films, Echo Films
Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Sexual Material|Language Throughout|War Violence)
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2018
Runtime: 1h 50m

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