The Big Year

2011

Action / Comedy

47
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 41% · 100 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 50475 50.5K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

David Frankel Photo
David Frankel

Top cast

Jack Black Photo
Jack Black as Brad Harris
Rosamund Pike Photo
Rosamund Pike as Jessica
Scott Patey Photo
Scott Patey as Birder
Veena Sood Photo
Veena Sood as Nurse Katie
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
650.64 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 8
1.9 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 23

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by imdbowley 7 / 10

This is not a comedy, but it doesn't mean its not a good movie.

This is not a comedy, but it doesn't mean its not a good movie. Its quite a shame that this is classified as a comedy when its clearly not, its not even about the birds.This is a film about relationships, and how those relationships are affected during this time of the big year, Its a very light hearted film with a dramatic undertone.Its teaches us about life, and that it's a journey, not a competition. It shows the sacrifices people can make to achieve their dreams & the journey of these three men that find more than just birds on this adventure.Some beautiful landscapes throughout this movie and beautiful birds... this is worth a watch but take it as it is. and not a laugh out loud comedy 7/10.
Reviewed by wrlj2 7 / 10

They had me at Nutting flycatcher...

I confess that I cannot represent the following as an entirely objective, nor representative assessment of the quality of "The Big Year". How often does one of the early scenes in a film almost identically replicate an incident in the viewer's life? My introduction to the peculiar world of birding was in the late 1990s at Patagonia State Park in Southern Arizona. We had unsuspectingly selected a camping location that was noted for hosting an enormous variety of birds, and were awakened one morning by a small army of odd looking characters hell-bent on confirming the first reported sighting of the Nutting flycatcher in the United States in several decades. Out of curiosity we joined the chase, and the rest is family history, eerily duplicated by the makers of this film. What followed were many years of exercise, pleasure and reward for one of life's most interesting avocations.So... how could I not enjoy this fine effort at mixing the allure of this strange "sport" with a thoughtful exploration of human motivation and conflicted choices. I can understand why the faithful fans of Black, Martin and Wilson might be disappointed with this production. But I, for one, have grown infinitely weary of too many superficial, sophomoric attempts at humor through these three capable actors. I was encouraged to see the restraint and depth that they could bring to these characters which provided the necessary credibility for this otherwise improbable tale. The film maintains a near perfect balance of humor, drama, and suspense in a well paced, engaging and uplifting plot. The spectacular photography of an abundance of aesthetically appealing locations is an added bonus.I count it a big plus when I can walk out of the movie with that "feel good" elation that comes from a pleasant and interesting evening's entertainment. My heart said give it an eight or nine, but my never-ending quest for realistic objectivity resulted in the understated seven. Unless you are of the set that requires demolition derbies and frat humor for your entertainment, go see it. You'll have a good time.
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