White Bird in a Blizzard

R

Released Oct 24, 2014

1 hr. 30 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

List

57%

90 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

5,000+ Ratings

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A teenager (Shailene Woodley) relishes her newfound freedom after her disturbed mother (Eva Green) vanishes, but the strange facts of the disappearance soon begin to haunt her.

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Critics Consensus

Part suburban thriller, part sexual awakening drama -- and fully convincing as neither -- White Bird in a Blizzard rests a little too heavily on Shailene Woodley's typically superlative work.

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Kevin P

How did so many talented actors end up in a film like this?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Victoria D

The characters didn't have any emotional depth they all hated each other but it wasn't explained enough as to why the teenagers were "goth" I myself am a goth teenager goth is all about emotions and feelings it has nothing to do with sex I'm tired of seeing movies portraying us goth teenagers as wild sexual people we are not we like music and poetry sometimes clothes that are gothic in nature the mother had no character development neither did the father the relationship between the father and the boyfriend was random it didn't really make sense the scenes with the teenage girl and the detective were creepy and grotesque considering I'm the same age as her 17 the sex scenes didn't have any emotion they didn't really add to the plot and made me dislike the movie further the only good thing about this movie is the music and the interesting twist of the dead body being in the freezer I feel if actual goths watch this movie expecting to enjoy it they will be disappointed

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/31/23

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Marlene R

Insipid screenplay, lousy directing and amateurish acting that was embarrassing. A waste of good actors. Stopped watching after 45 minutes; only lasted that long because I thought maybe there was some satire or humor coming.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/23/23

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Marcus H

Wonderfully acted. Chris Meloni is such an actors actor! He transforms into so many diff characters. He can go from Nazi in Oz to heroic Stabler in SVU to this weak lil love starved meek husband in this role. Shailene Woodley did a good job playing sassy horny 17yo to melancholy young adult. Highly recommend seeing this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/23

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michael k

Some movies you just wonder why it was made. The whole movie relies on the ending. That for me is always signs of a weak movie. Bleak tale of girl having dreaming where her mom went.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Captivating… but reliant on some dangerous subject matter to sensationalize. Not sure it’s justified, tbh.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/22

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Gregg Araki

Director

Shailene Woodley

Kat

Eva Green

Eve

Christopher Meloni

Brock

Shiloh Fernandez

Phil

Gabourey Sidibe

Beth

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Woodley reminds us that she's not just the hippie queen of YA adaptations, but a bracing actress who's not averse to taking some gutty risks.

Jun 18, 2016

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

This dreamy/nightmarish weirdie finds Araki reining in his anarchic excesses with rewarding results, as his satirical sensuality reaps the benefits of a heavily orchestrated deadpan formality.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 8, 2015

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Araki blends film noir-like elements with an engagingly offbeat, Adrian Mole-like look at adolescence.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 6, 2015

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

With White Bird‘s central mystery mostly backgrounded, the unevenness of the main narrative thrust’s daily life segments weakens the impact considerably.

Jan 24, 2023

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

So rich, so juicy, so melodramatic that it is a delight to watch these actors sink their teeth into them.

Rated: 3.5/5

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Nick Levine

NME (New Musical Express)

A slow-burning indie drama...

Rated: 3/5

May 27, 2021

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Synopsis

A teenager (Shailene Woodley) relishes her newfound freedom after her disturbed mother (Eva Green) vanishes, but the strange facts of the disappearance soon begin to haunt her.

Director: Gregg Araki
Screenwriter: Gregg Araki
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Desperate Pictures
Rating: R (Sexual Content/Nudity|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.5K

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