Film

Rare Birds

2001 · 1h 39m · Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Fortune can make a man do some pretty fowl things.

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

54%

Metacritic

60

A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfoundland town and increase tourism by announcing the presence of a rare duck.

William Hurt

Dave

Andy Jones

Phonse

Molly Parker

Alice

Vicky Hynes

Deb

Greg Malone

Buster Bartlett

Michael Chiasson

Dr. Jack Tomlinson

Leah Lewis

Bette

Sheila McCarthy

Claire

Mark Critch

Dougie

Pete Soucy

Bystander

Bryan Hennessey

Cortini

Lawrence Barry

Hooligan

Barry Newhook

Caller #1/Hostage

Mary Walsh

uncredited

Deidre Gillard-Rowlings

Waitress

Frankie O'Neill

Brit Woman

• Sturla GunnarssonDirector
• Edward RicheWriter
• Paul PopeProducer
• Janet YorkProducer
• Sam FeldmanExecutive Producer
• Jeff SackmanExecutive Producer
• Jan KiesserDirector of Photography
• Jonathan GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
• Jeff WarrenEditor
• Jon ComerfordCasting

Rare Birds 2001 movie trailer

Release date

September 9, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Budget

$5,000,000

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance

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