Rare Birds
Rare Birds

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Dave is down. His wife lives in Washington, D.C.; his restaurant, the Auk, in an out-of-the-way Newfoundland inlet, is a bust; a drink is rarely out of reach. An odd-duck of a neighbor, Phonce, who has found ten kilos of cocaine and wants Dave's help selling it, contrives to keep Dave in town by faking and reporting the sighting of a rare bird. Soon birders descend from everywhere, and the restaurant is a success. Dave is snorting the cocaine and falling for a young visitor w... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Rare Birds:

William Hurt
Andy Jones
Molly Parker
Vicky Hynes
Greg Malone
Michael Chiasson

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Dave is down. His wife lives in Washington, D.C.; his restaurant, the Auk, in an out-of-the-way Newfoundland inlet, is a bust; a drink is rarely out of reach. An odd-duck of a neighbor, Phonce, who has found ten kilos of cocaine and wants Dave's help selling it, contrives to keep Dave in town by faking and reporting the sighting of a rare bird. Soon birders descend from everywhere, and the restaurant is a success. Dave is snorting the cocaine and falling for a young visitor who helps him out at the Auk, Phonce is launching his recreational submarine, and various men who don't look like birders are poking about. When the chickens come home to roost, will Dave and Phonse have a Plan B?

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Film Threat - 7/10 by David GroveHas more than enough charm to make it memorable. Hurt shows a gentleness and subtlety that's interesting to watch in this phase of his career.
Jam! Movies - 7/10 by Bruce KirklandA quirky comedy set in Newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on The Rock.
Boston Globe - 5/10 by Ty BurrFor the record, Rare Birds doesn't even fly as a birder's special, since Tasseter's Sulfurious Duck is a fictional species. Now, if they'd seen a Eurasian Wigeon, then we'd be talking.
Toronto Star - 5/10 by Peter HowellWith 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.
Chicago Tribune - 4/10 by Allison BenediktRendered bland and frustrating by its endless attempts to make the odd odder.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 4/10 by Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)Even if you don't know a wren from a grackle, there are pleasures here.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 4/10 by Chris HewittEven if you don't know a wren from a grackle, there are pleasures here.
User Review - 10/10 by Raffi LI was very happily surprised. I adored it. Charming.
User Review - 10/10 by Rodney GExcellent comedy with character b'ys... Filmed in Newfoundland...Beautiful and 'Supernatural'...oh, that's BC, well Newfoundland is ........ and this movie has character. I'm sure a Newfie musta wrote it. They really blew the arse out of er with this my son ...Shockin' dat is, shockin b'y!!!
User Review - 10/10 by Karen SHugo just made me think of this old movie mentioning one-man submarines... One you guys may have missed I just loved and watched more than once.

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