National Bird fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Serious throughout
Society, everyday modern life, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and characters
Standout editing
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
National Bird is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Society, everyday modern life, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around society, everyday modern life, and war. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and characters
The direction and characters stand out.
Standout editing
Look and sound: the editing stand out.
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National Bird is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. 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 68/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery and strong language.
1 h 32 min
National Bird runs 1 h 32 min.
Not quite. Critics rate National Bird higher (88) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Germany, United States.
+17GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for National Bird in 31 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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