The Birds

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writer:

Daphne Du Maurier, Evan Hunter

Release Date:

Mar 28, 1963

Runtime:

1hr 59m

Synopsis

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

Cast

  • Rod Taylor
  • Jessica Tandy
  • Suzanne Pleshette
  • Tippi Hedren
  • Veronica Cartwright
  • Ethel Griffies
  • Charles McGraw
  • Ruth McDevitt
  • Lonny Chapman
  • Joe Mantell

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Aug 10, 2019

    the og angry birds movie

    7.1K Likes
    maria
    maria
    Oct 26, 2019

    good thing birds aren’t actually real

    5.7K Likes
    abigail.
    abigail.
    Sep 30, 2023

    drop some bread and run girl, damn

    3.5K Likes
    demi adejuyigbe
    demi adejuyigbe
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    Jun 6, 2021

    Alfred Hitchcock is a genius because he knew that a thousand normal-sized birds were much scarier than one enormous bird

    3.4K Likes
    brendan o'hare
    brendan o'hare
    Mar 23, 2018

    me in the first half of the movie: where are the birds. not enough birds. me in the second half of the movie: plEASE STOP WITH THE BIRDS NO MORE BIRDS

    2.5K Likes
    laurazvrk
    laurazvrk
    May 4, 2021

    don't let your birds watch this

    2.4K Likes
    marsh boy
    marsh boy
  • Oct 16, 1996

    My dad showed me this when I was a kid and when it gets to the part where they show the woman with her eyes pecked out he went “whoops,” looked over at me and saw that I’d already seen it, and then went “oh well.”

    2.2K Likes
    Branson Reese
    Branson Reese
    Aug 14, 2023

    Is The Birds a genre classic that changed the way we perceive horror today? Absolutely. However, Is The Birds also a film that drove me to repeatedly check the time eight times during? Absolutely.

    1.8K Likes
    Sethsreviews
    Sethsreviews
    Feb 3, 2023

    Some really bad child actors in this…

    1.3K Likes
    girlactress
    girlactress

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  • 10000BCman
    10000BCman disliked
    The Birds

    terrible book terrible film

    5 3Y
    Sugama
    Sugama loved
    The Birds

    This DIVA! I’m obsessed, and kinda love how we’re not really given any answers… or were we? Hmmm 🐦‍⬛🐓🦜🦆 the audio, the green screen, the sound effects, the main character’s personally, and just the birds in general - before it’s time and the blueprint for most cinema today (us) 🦅🦃🦤

    1 1Y
    Ciaran Fourrier
    Ciaran Fourrier liked
    The Birds

    I enjoyed how mysterious this whole movie is. You are left to draw your own conclusions by the end of the film, which I appreciated. It’s got some goofy moments but that’s to be expected from an older movie of this kind. Pretty solid all around

    🔥 1 3Y
  • Sabrina Bondi
    Sabrina Bondi liked
    The Birds

    As a person who suffers from ornithophobia, this film shocked me. After watching The Birds, audiences will never look at birds in the same way ever again, which is perhaps Hitchcock's original intent.

    🔥 1 1Y
    jovanna
    jovanna disliked
    The Birds

    it was good at the beginning but then it gets a bit boring, that open final it’s not my favorite, i just expected more for what i saw the first minutes of the movie

    👀 1 1Y
    FalseEef
    FalseEef liked
    The Birds

    THIS MOVIE IS INSANE. I CANT BELIEVE HOW INSANE THIS IS.

    🔥 1 2Y
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    The Birds

    Hilariously bad.

    1 1Y
    Milkywayeater
    Milkywayeater liked
    The Birds

    Best cgi ever

    😂 1 1Y
    Randy
    Randy liked
    The Birds

    What?

    1 3Y

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USER SCORE (119)

Generally favorable reviews based on 119 Reviews
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Despite some missed payoffs for rich storylines introduced early on, The Birds more than earns its legendary status, with its beautiful direction, sharp performances, and an inventive and metaphorical premise.

Emily Bernard
Collider
100

Jaws before the world was ready, Hitch’s much misappreciated follow-up to Psycho is arguably the greatest of all disaster films—a triumph of special effects, as well as the fountainhead of what has become known as gross-out horror.

Metacritic review by J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
100

A mysterious army of enemies, with no suggested motive and, what's worse, they're your friendly garden crows. Clamps itself to your recollection and doesn't let go.

Metacritic review by Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Birds (1963) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG-13, meaning that some material may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.
How long is The Birds (1963)?
The movie is 1hr 59min long.
What's The Birds (1963) about?
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Who's the cast of The Birds (1963)?
  • Rod Taylor as Mitch Brenner
  • Jessica Tandy as Lydia Brenner
  • Suzanne Pleshette as Annie Hayworth
  • Tippi Hedren as Melanie Daniels
  • Veronica Cartwright as Cathy Brenner
  • Ethel Griffies as Mrs. Bundy
  • Charles McGraw as Sebastian Sholes
  • Ruth McDevitt as Mrs. MacGruder
  • Lonny Chapman as Deke Carter
  • Joe Mantell as Traveling Salesman at Diner's Bar
Who's the director behind The Birds (1963)?
Alfred Hitchcock directed The Birds (1963).
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