The Real Macaw
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The Real Macaw

1998Movie1 h 31 min

Family
56
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.3
56
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.3

Summary

An ancient talking macaw named Mac becomes the saving grace for an elderly man threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its days with a pirate. His grandson decides to go off on the hunt only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Kids

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  • You want dark or edgy material

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  • Warms you up.
  • Feels like comfort food.
  • Lifts you up.

Not for brutality, big ideas or scares.

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Tropes

Cloudcuckoolanderin 692 titlesGrandpa is an eccentric old recluse who dotes on his pet birds and doesn't seem to want to do much with other people and the rest of the world (except his grandson)."The Reason You Suck" Speechin 4,460 titlesEarly in the movie, Sam's father calls him out on his tendency to give up when things get tough.All 34 tropes

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