The Starling (2021)

Directed by

Theodore Melfi

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 325 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with grief after a personal loss. She finds an unexpected connection with a noisy bird in her backyard.

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What happens

The Starling is a 2021 American comedy drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Matt Harris. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Timothy Olyphant, Kim Quinn, Skyler Gisondo, Loretta Devine, Ravi Kapoor, Daveed Diggs, Rosalind Chao, Laura Harrier, and Kevin Kline. The Starling premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2021, and had a limited release on September 17, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on September 24, 2021. It received unfavorable reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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