Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- playful
- witty
- hopeful
- thanksgiving viewing
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the animation technically competent but the crowded, formulaic story and weak humor unable to support its time-travel premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Reggie and Jake travel to 1621 to prevent turkeys from becoming part of the first Thanksgiving.
Modern farm turkeys are transported to the Plymouth colony and become involved in a turkey clan's survival struggle.
The turkey protagonists seek freedom from their expected role as Thanksgiving food.
The plot imaginatively revises the origins of Thanksgiving from the perspective of turkeys.
Films like Free Birds, and why
Meet the Robinsons
family-friendly animated comedy using time travel, historical settings, and fish out of water humor
The Croods
animated buddy adventure centered on mismatched characters, comic invention, and a high-concept journey
Chicken Run
family animation combining anthropomorphic animals, broad comedy, and a freedom-oriented adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Jimmy Hayward
- Release Date
- 2013-10-30
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (884)
Cast
- Owen Wilson
- Woody Harrelson
- Amy Poehler
- George Takei
- Colm Meaney
- Keith David
- Dan Fogler
- Jimmy Hayward
- Jeff Biancalana
- Danny Carey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Free Birds about?
- Two unlikely turkeys leap through time to rewrite Thanksgiving and save their species from the dinner table.
- What is Free Birds like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Free Birds as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Free Birds violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Free Birds as mild.
- What did critics think of Free Birds?
- Critics generally found the animation technically competent but the crowded, formulaic story and weak humor unable to support its time-travel premise.
- Which films are like Free Birds?
- Films with a similar feel include Meet the Robinsons, The Croods, and Chicken Run.
- How long is Free Birds?
- Free Birds runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Free Birds?
- In United States, Free Birds streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel.
