Open iTunes to preview, buy, and download this movie.
Plot Summary
Birders: The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds that grace Manhattan’s celebrated patch of green, and the equally colorful New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. Author Jonathan Franzen, an idiosyncratic trombone technician, and a septuagenarian bird-tour leader are among the lively cast of characters in this charming, lyrical documentary that transports the viewer to the dazzling, hidden world of America’s most famous park.
Credits
Director
Producer
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
100%- Reviews Counted: 11
- Fresh: 11
- Rotten: 0
- Average Rating: 7.5/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Birders vividly captures the distinctive colors and markings of a vast number of bird species and the equally individualized personalities of those watching them within the confines of Central Park.
Fresh: It is a relatively short but luxurious film about birds and the people who watch them, and the way that nature finds a place in the city, and in its citizens.
Fresh: Visually splendid doc has a narrow scope but will charm bird-lovers.
Fresh: [A] revelatory little film ...
Customer Reviews
Really nice.
If you're a fan of birds, or NYC, or just enjoy watching a good documentary, I don't know that you can find a nicer, more relaxing way to spend 60 minutes.
I was hoping for something better
The movie at best was okay, but certainly not worth the $12.99. Some of the birders were interesting, but you only get a brief understanding why they are birders.
Viewers Also Bought
- The Perfect Cappuccino
- Amy Ferraris
- View In iTunes
- The Louvre
- John J. Sughrue
- View In iTunes
- Liv & Ingmar
- Dheeraj Akolkar
- View In iTunes
- $9.99
- Genre: Documentary
- Released: 2012
- © 2013 Southport Music Box Corporation d/b/a Music Box Films.