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  • 2012
  • R
  • Millennium Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2012
  • R
  • Millennium Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary 15 year-old Lily and her best friend Alison live on the shores of the Salton Sea among rundown trailers parks, rotting household items, drained pools and decaying streets. What was once an oasis for the wealthy and famous has become a near ghost town, leaving its residents fighting for breath in the deep end. Lily feels eternally claust...

Directed By: Elgin James

Written By: Elgin James

  • 2012
  • R
  • Millennium Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2012
  • R
  • Millennium Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m

Little Birds

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
41
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.9
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Summary 15 year-old Lily and her best friend Alison live on the shores of the Salton Sea among rundown trailers parks, rotting household items, drained pools and decaying streets. What was once an oasis for the wealthy and famous has become a near ghost town, leaving its residents fighting for breath in the deep end. Lily feels eternally claust...

Directed By: Elgin James

Written By: Elgin James

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
41
11% Positive
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56% Mixed
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
41
11% Positive
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56% Mixed
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews

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83
Aug 29, 2012
An alienated-teen movie that surfs along on the whims and casual cruelties of its central character runs a risk: It can wind up as random and undisciplined as she is. Instead, Little Birds is a touching and distinctive achievement.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 29, 2012
The imagery is consistently striking and the themes, if well-worn, do often ring true.
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42
Aug 30, 2012
Temple and Panabaker are quite good in their lead roles, to the point where you start to hate the fact that the movie's thesis thrives on the girls being damned if they do, and damned if they don't.
By Gabe Toro FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 28, 2012
The dialogue is as stock as the characters, and James's visual palette never surpasses the adequate.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 28, 2012
The problem is that screen mayhem has a tendency to translate as hip posturing, and Little Birds' scenes of shoplifting shenanigans and pistol-whipping showdowns all too readily conform to indie-film form and style.
By Eric Hynes FULL REVIEW
30
Aug 28, 2012
I don't think Mr. James intended to make a creepy, exploitative movie about teenage runaways - or, for that matter, a moralistic, cautionary tale of girls gone bad. But those are the default categories that Little Birds stumbles toward, perhaps because the filmmaker has not found a cogent way to channel his curiosity or his empathy.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
25
Aug 13, 2012
A film of precious, romanticized misery and squalor.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

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7.9
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Production Company Polsky Films, Hunting Lane Films, Sundial Pictures
Release Date Aug 17, 2012
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline How far would you go?
Website http://littlebirdsmovie.com/
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Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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