The Big Year

Name: The Big Year
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011-10-13
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Brian Dennehy, Anjelica Huston

2011·Movie·PG·102 min·★ 6.0(891)

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“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.

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About The Big Year

The Big Year is a 2011 English-language comedy film directed by David Frankel. The cast is led by Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Disney Plus.

The Big Year was produced by Ingenious Media, Fox 2000 Pictures, and Deuce Three Productions and made in United States of America and United Kingdom. It was released on October 13, 2011, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $41 million, it went on to gross $8 million worldwide.

Director: David Frankel
Writers: Howard Franklin
Release date: October 13, 2011
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Budget: $41 million
Box office: $8 million
Production: Ingenious Media, Fox 2000 Pictures, Deuce Three Productions

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The Big Year cast & crew

The Big Year was directed by David Frankel and written by Howard Franklin.

The cast features Steve Martin as Stu Preissler, Jack Black as Brad Harris, Owen Wilson as Kenny Bostick, Brian Dennehy as Raymond Harris, Anjelica Huston as Annie Auklet, and Rashida Jones as Ellie.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Theodore Shapiro, cinematography is by Lawrence Sher, and it was produced by Stuart Cornfeld and Curtis Hanson.

Is The Big Year worth watching?

The Big Year holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 891 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, The Big Year is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Big Year

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