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The Big Year

The Big Year

Everyone is searching for something.

20116.01h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by David Frankel
Written by Howard Franklin, Mark Obmascik
Produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Curtis Hanson, Stuart Cornfeld
Box OfficeBudget: $41.0MRevenue: $8.2M

Top Cast

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Stu Preissler

Jack Black

Jack Black

Brad Harris

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Kenny Bostick

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Raymond Harris

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Annie Auklet

Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones

Ellie

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Jessica

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Brenda Harris

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Edith

Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Bill Clemont

Themes & Keywords

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About The Big Year

The Big Year is a comedy film released in 2011 exploring themes of helicopter, airplane, based on novel or book, honeymoon, ornithology, birding. Directed by David Frankel, it stars Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson. 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.

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