I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story fingerprintCalm.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and hopeful
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, show business, and everyday modern life
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and hopeful
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, hopeful, and nostalgic.
A real life story, show business, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around a real life story, show business, and everyday modern life.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Big Bird guided you through childhood. Let Caroll take you the rest of the way.
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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is included with a subscription to Peacock and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 30 min
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story runs 1 h 30 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story higher (78) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story in 6 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
7.5
