Scheme Birds fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and growing up
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and growing up.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A coming-of-age story set in a world of pigeons and violence
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Scheme Birds is included with a subscription to OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 89). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: strong language and drug use.
1 h 27 min
Scheme Birds runs 1 h 27 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Scheme Birds higher (90) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Sweden, United Kingdom.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Scheme Birds in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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