Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One) star in this Iraq War drama as...
Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One) star in this Iraq War drama as two young soldiers with a tight friendship. When only one of them returns home, however, he must explain to his comrade's mother about the truth of what happened on the battlefield. Co-stars Toni Collette (Hereditary) and Jennifer Aniston.
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44 %41 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
37 %281 reviewsAudience score rating
"A flat and listless piece of moviemaking, a monotonous indie dirge."
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Variety
Variety"A lyrical and bitterly sad drama about boys ruined by war, Alexandre Moors's film succeeds on style while falling short on plot."
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"Even though a lot of it looks gorgeous and carries the whiff of great importance it is ultimately stunted by a central event that isn’t worth the mystery that surrounds it."
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The Guardian
The Guardian""The Yellow Birds" ... takes the form of a detective story, albeit one in which the mystery is as drearily protracted as it is ultimately unpersuasive."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"An excellent novel about the Iraq War and its homefront fallout has been turned into a rather flat and disappointing film in The Yellow Birds."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Yellow Birds | Details
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country of origin
- USA
