The Big Year
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The Big Year

2011Movie1 h 42 minPG

Comedy
52
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2Letterboxd3.1/5Metacritic536.3Rotten Tomatoes41%41%
52
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2Letterboxd3.1/5Metacritic536.3Rotten Tomatoes41%41%

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.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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  • Warms you up.
  • Lifts you up.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Feels like comfort food.
  • Charms you.

Not for scares, brutality or adrenaline.

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Artistic License – Ornithologyin 135 titlesVery minor example (not surprisingly - see Shown Their Work below): in the scene near the beginning where the three protagonists start their Big Years on January 1 the stock footage used to represent…Inspired by…in 204 titlesTo quote the opening titles: "This is a true story. Only the facts have been changed."All 49 tropes

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