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The Hummingbird Project

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Cousins Vincent and Anton are players in the high-stakes game of high-frequency trading, where winning is measured in milliseconds. Their dream is to build a straight fiber-optic cable line between Kansas and New Jersey, making them millions, but nothing is straightforward for this flawed pair. Anton is the brains, Vincent is the hustler, and together they push each other and everyone around them to the breaking point with their daring adventure.
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Smart and well-acted, The Hummingbird Project marks a flawed yet undeniably intriguing addition to writer-director Kim Nguyen's filmography.

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Kathleen Sachs Chicago Reader Mar 13, 2020
What might have made for either a thrilling, high-stakes drama or, at the very least, an intelligent comedy, ends up wildly uneven. Go to Full Review Ian Freer Empire Magazine Jun 17, 2019
3/5
Although sometimes it gets bogged down in the details of drilling, The Hummingbird Project extracts enough entertainment value from an unpromising premise, greatly helped by Jesse Eisenberg finding the humanity in his hustler. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Jun 16, 2019
4/5
Part thriller, part family drama, part satirical commentary on the way that the pursuit of wealth is a cultural cancer that taints everything it touches, The Hummingbird Project is no less compelling for its odd mishmash of components. Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly Jun 15, 2021
3/5
Eternally relevant and immediately obsolete. Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Mar 4, 2021
3.5/5
Sets its sights beyond the story of Wall Street intrigue to focus on something much bigger, the effects of global capitalism. Go to Full Review Craig Schroeder Battleship Pretension Jan 7, 2021
The Hummingbird Project asks the question but never gives a satisfying answer. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stoner J. @Stoner Apr 9, 2026 An interesting and smart drama, and bit of a downer, but Skarsgard provides great comic relief See more Patrick A @RT83660243 May 10, 2025 Not really anything of value happening. Slow paced. The acting is good but not really wort the watch. See more Jack M @JackMiehof Jan 14, 2025 The Social Network wannabe, but an entertaining one. See more isla s @RT89656869 Sep 3, 2022 This is a character based drama film I'd say, a corporate one at that, with somewhat quirky characters. It has a bit of a humdrum feel to it (I guess its subtle in tone) for the most part. There are a number of sub plots present. I thought it was interesting seeing Penelope Cruz as a somewhat cutthroat businesswoman. As I said, its a pretty corporate film in a sense, although, interestingly, the film is partly set in a rural area. It has a human aspect to it, with the health issues that one of the main characters has, that he's reluctant to speak out about. Its sad but good, particularly towards the end, when it becomes poignant. Jesse Eisenberg gives a good performance in this film and yes, I'd recommend this film to others. See more Oct 19, 2021 This movie had a premise that sounds promising and I was looking forward to watching it. 30 minutes in and it felt like I was watching a disjointed, confused, and indecisive college student's film. The director needed to pick a lane and run with it. Instead it was mush of plot ideas decorated with some decent, but not stellar, acting. I'd like my 2 hrs back. See more Oct 13, 2021 Selma Hayek is a terrible actor and horribly miscast in this role. See more Read all reviews
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Kim Nguyen

Director

Jesse Eisenberg

Vincent Zaleski

Alexander Skarsgård

Anton Zaleski

Salma Hayek

Eva Torres

Michael Mando

Mark Vega

Johan Heldenbergh

Amish Elder

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Synopsis Cousins Vincent and Anton are players in the high-stakes game of high-frequency trading, where winning is measured in milliseconds. Their dream is to build a straight fiber-optic cable line between Kansas and New Jersey, making them millions, but nothing is straightforward for this flawed pair. Anton is the brains, Vincent is the hustler, and together they push each other and everyone around them to the breaking point with their daring adventure.
Director
Kim Nguyen
Producer
Pierre Even
Screenwriter
Kim Nguyen
Distributor
The Orchard
Production Co
Item 7, Belga Productions
Rating
R (Language Throughout)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 15, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$371.8K
Runtime
1h 51m
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