The Yellow Birds

Name: The Yellow Birds
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 2018-05-24
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Jennifer Aniston, Jack Huston, Jason Patric

2018·Movie·R·96 min·★ 6.0(154)

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“There Are Moments That Test Us And Choices That Define Us”

Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

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About The Yellow Birds

The Yellow Birds is a 2018 English-language war and drama film directed by Alexandre Moors. The cast is led by Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Jennifer Aniston. It has a runtime of 1h 36m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla.

The Yellow Birds was produced by Cinelou Films, Echo Films, and Story Mining & Supply Company and made in United States of America. It was released on May 24, 2018, and carries a R certification.

Director: Alexandre Moors
Writers: David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto
Release date: May 24, 2018
OTT release: June 15, 2018
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $12 million
Production: Cinelou Films, Echo Films, Story Mining & Supply Company

#based on novel or book#soldier#iraq war#virginia

The Yellow Birds cast & crew

The Yellow Birds was directed by Alexandre Moors and written by David Lowery and R.F.I. Porto.

The cast features Tye Sheridan as Daniel Murphy, Alden Ehrenreich as Brandon Bartle, Jennifer Aniston as Maureen Murphy, Jack Huston as Sergeant Sterling, Jason Patric as Captain Anderson, and Toni Collette as Amy Bartle.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Adam Wiltzie, cinematography is by Daniel Landin, and it was produced by Jeffrey Sharp and Courtney Solomon.

Is The Yellow Birds worth watching?

The Yellow Birds holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 154 ratings, a solidly received war films.

At 1h 36m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy war and drama, The Yellow Birds is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Yellow Birds

In United States, you can stream The Yellow Birds on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, and Fandango at Home Free, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on June 15, 2018.

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