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Rare Birds
Fortune can make a man do some pretty fowl things.
Fortune can make a man do some pretty fowl things.
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance - 2001
6.5
58%
60
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
99 min
Release date:
9 Sep 2001
Country:
CA
Languages:
English
Budget:
$5,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
6 wins & 9 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
With Rare Birds, as with The Shipping News before it, an attempt is made to transplant a Hollywood star into Newfoundland's wild soil -- and The Rock once again resists the intrusion.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
1 Mar 2002
rotten:
The movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny Phonce and his several silly subplots.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
4 Oct 2002
rotten:
Rendered bland and frustrating by its endless attempts to make the odd odder.
– Allison Benedikt,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Oct 2003
fresh:
Whimsical and touching.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
3 Oct 2003
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