The Big Year

• Comedy

A lighthearted comedy unfolds as three men, each grappling with personal stagnation, channel their restless energies into an obsessive national birding competition. Beyond the colorful plumage and frantic checklists, the film explores a surprisingly tender rivalry fueled by unacknowledged vulnerabilities – a divorced businessman seeking validation, a meticulous accountant yearning for freedom, and a widowed retiree confronting his loneliness. The escalating quest to log the most bird species across North America during a unique El Niño year isn’t about winning, but about the unexpected connections forged, the rediscovery of lost passions, and the quiet acceptance of life’s imperfections, offering a genuinely comforting and often hilarious look at mid-life reinvention.