5 Score

2011 • 1h 42min • PG • Comedy

The Big Year

"Everyone is searching for something."

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.

IMDb 6.2

RT 42%

MC 53

Director

David Frankel

Writer

Howard Franklin

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Steve Martin

Stu Preissler

Jack Black

Brad Harris

Owen Wilson

Kenny Bostick

Brian Dennehy

Raymond Harris

Anjelica Huston

Annie Auklet

Rashida Jones

Ellie

Rosamund Pike

Jessica

Dianne Wiest

Brenda Harris

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Steve Martin Stu Preissler

Jack Black Brad Harris

Owen Wilson Kenny Bostick

Brian Dennehy Raymond Harris

Anjelica Huston Annie Auklet

Rashida Jones Ellie

Rosamund Pike Jessica

Dianne Wiest Brenda Harris

JoBeth Williams Edith

Anthony Anderson Bill Clemont

Corbin Bernsen Gil Gordon

Barry Shabaka Henley Dr. Neil Kramer

Joel McHale Barry Loomis

Tim Blake Nelson Fuchs

Jim Parsons Crane

Kevin Pollak Jim Gittelson

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