Free Birds
Animated avian buddy comedy starring the voices of Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson, from the director of Horton Hears a Who! Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks team up to travel back in time and change the course of history - to undo the tradition of eating turkey on Thanksgiving.
- Director:
- Jimmy Hayward ('Jonah Hex', 'Horton Hears a Who!')
- Writer:
- David I. SternJohn J. StraussCraig MazinJimmy Hayward
- Cast:
- Owen WilsonWoody HarrelsonAmy PoehlerGeorge TakeiDan FoglerKeith DavidDwight Howard
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressAnother noxious-but-sanitized exercise in family-friendly cultural insensitivity.
The Guardian
pressIt's weirdly confusing... It is, however, enjoyable, with some funny lines.
The Dissolve
pressThe film puts a premium on loud, effects-driven action that mistakes nonstop intensity for cartoony entertainment.
Hollywood Reporter
pressWilson, Harrelson and Poehler affably talk turkey in this underachieving, if PETA-pleasing, animated caper.
Empire Magazine
pressThere are cute moments with the birds, but the villains are so vague that there’s very little in the way of peril or narrative momentum.
Variety
pressAnother noxious-but-sanitized exercise in family-friendly cultural insensitivity.
The Guardian
pressIt's weirdly confusing... It is, however, enjoyable, with some funny lines.
The Dissolve
pressThe film puts a premium on loud, effects-driven action that mistakes nonstop intensity for cartoony entertainment.
Hollywood Reporter
pressWilson, Harrelson and Poehler affably talk turkey in this underachieving, if PETA-pleasing, animated caper.
Empire Magazine
pressThere are cute moments with the birds, but the villains are so vague that there’s very little in the way of peril or narrative momentum.
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