Film201796 min

The Yellow Birds

Name: The Yellow Birds
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2017
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Jennifer Aniston, Jack Huston, Jason Patric

Taste attributes: dramawarunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"There Are Moments That Test Us And Choices That Define Us"

Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a stirring war film, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.7 /10

TMDB · 105 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB