2018
R
Saban Films
1 h 34 m

2018
R
Saban Films
1 h 34 m

Summary Against the explosive backdrop of the Iraq War, young soldiers Brandon Bartle (Alden Ehrenreich) and Daniel Murphy (Tye Sheridan) forge a deep bond of friendship. When tragedy strikes the platoon, one soldier must return home to face the hard truth behind the incident, and help a grieving mother (Jennifer Aniston) find peace.

Directed By: Alexandre Moors

Written By: David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto, Kevin Powers

2018
R
Saban Films
1 h 34 m

2018
R
Saban Films
1 h 34 m

The Yellow Birds

Name: The Yellow Birds
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2018-06-15
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Rating: 56
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Daniel Jose Molina, Mikey Collins, Tye Sheridan, Carrie Alexander

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

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Directed By: Alexandre Moors

Written By: David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto, Kevin Powers

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The New York Times

Jun 14, 2018

Capped by a truly lovely final shot, The Yellow Birds (the title comes from a particularly cruel Army cadence) is about unseen wounds and wasted lives. The closer we get to these young men, the closer we are to wondering how many more of these stories we can bear to hear.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Jun 14, 2018

Making a late appearance in the Iraq War movie cycle, the impressively acted “The Yellow Birds” manages to leave an affecting mark even as it constantly struggles to find a distinctive voice of its own.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Jan 25, 2017

Yellow Birds goes heavy on the brooding, and even though a lot of it looks gorgeous and carries the whiff of great importance it is ultimately stunted by a central event that isn’t worth the mystery that surrounds it.

By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Jun 14, 2018

What Moors offers that’s new is a kind of unfolding mystery, as we come to find what really happened to Murphy in the war zone. Too bad that the pacing is botched and that the whole narrative becomes one long dirge of “and then, and then, and then.”

By April Wolfe FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

May 29, 2018

For all the vivid combat sequences, the gritty adjustment-back-home touches and a couple of genuinely emotional scenes, it feels incomplete, choppy and something of a cheat.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

The Film Stage

Jan 25, 2017

Moors is a filmmaker with immense talent, as demonstrated in his Sundance film Blue Caprice from a few years back, but the beats don’t quite align this time around.

By Dan Mecca FULL REVIEW

Variety

Jan 25, 2017

The film keeps acting like it has something big to tell us; it plods and broods with self-importance. Yet in almost every crucial way, The Yellow Birds is a flat and listless piece of moviemaking, a monotonous indie dirge.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cinelou Films, Story Mining & Supply Co., Echo Films, Kasbah Films

Release Date Jun 15, 2018

Duration 1 h 34 m

Rating R

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Tagline There are moments that test us and choices that define us.

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Awards

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Edinburgh International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Alden Ehrenreich

Bartle

Daniel Jose Molina

Manolo Vasquez

Mikey Collins

Virgil Whitaker

Tye Sheridan

Daniel Murphy

Carrie Alexander

Jenny Smith

Carter Redwood

Lenny Crockett

Jack Huston

Sergeant Sterling

Olivia Crocicchia

Tess

Toni Collette

Amy Bartle

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

Lt. Seth Barlow

Lee Tergesen

Jim Murphy

Ray Fearon

Colonel

Tom Bates

Embedded Journalist

Jennifer Aniston

Maureen Murphy

Renée Willett

Claire

Jason Patric

Captain Anderson

Douglas McFerran

Airport Bartender

Gwydion Lashlee-Walton

Clerk

Timothy R. Boyce Jr.

Chaplain

Colton Medlin

Luke

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