Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.
Directed by David Frankel
friendship
california
helicopter
airplane
based on novel or book
competition
boston, massachusetts
nevada
texas
arizona
honeymoon
ornithology
based on true story
national park
alaska
birding
birdwatching
virginia
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north america
washington
birder
fertility clinic
bird
big year
new york
Rank
#116 in 2011·#5775 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Steve Martin
Stu Preissler
Jack Black
Brad Harris
Owen Wilson
Kenny Bostick
Brian Dennehy
Raymond Harris
Anjelica Huston
Annie Auklet
Rashida Jones
Ellie
Rosamund Pike
Jessica
Dianne Wiest
Brenda Harris
JoBeth Williams
Edith
Anthony Anderson
Bill Clemont
Corbin Bernsen
Gil Gordon
Barry Shabaka Henley
Dr. Neil Kramer
Crew
David Frankel
Director
Howard Franklin
Screenplay
Theodore Shapiro
Original Music Composer
Lawrence Sher
Director of Photography
Curtis Hanson
Producer
Karen Rosenfelt
Producer
Stuart Cornfeld
Producer
Carol Fenelon
Executive Producer
Ben Stiller
Executive Producer
Owen Walstrom
Stunts
Mike Carpenter
Stunts
Todd Scott
Stunts
Popular Reviews
204 reviews
Mackenzie
8.0★ · 02/26/26
Shout out to Haley who recommended me this film! I love birds sooo much! This film is cute and fun! I love all the actors so much! Fun movie! 😊
Shout out to Haley who recommended me this film! I love birds sooo much! This film is cute and fun! I love all the actors so much! Fun movie! 😊
