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The Birds

1963Movie1 h 59 minNR1 award

HorrorThriller
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic908.0Rotten Tomatoes95%83%
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic908.0Rotten Tomatoes95%83%

Summary

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing
  • You scare easily

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Fingerprint

  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Scares you.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Gets under your skin.
  • Keeps you guessing.

Not for warmth, laughs or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Stupid ScientistRare · in 18 titlesAt one point, the main characters meet Mrs Bundy, an ornithologist, who denies that the birds of various species are going out of their way to attack humans.Unbuilt Tropein 526 titlesIt's truly amazing how similar some moments in this movie are to a zombie horror film.All 84 tropes

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The Birds series

Film 1 of 2 · then The Birds II: Land's End

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