The Yellow Birds

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The Yellow Birds

R

2018

1h 50m

War

Drama

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Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Gulf War under the command of the older, troubled Sgt. Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

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Critics Consensus

The Yellow Birds has a strong cast and a worthy message, but they're both lost in this war drama's rote, clichéd story.

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Kristen Lopez

Spectrum Culture

07/10/2018

2/5

The Yellow Birds doesn't say much of anything outside of the mundane. The trio of young men at its center are compelling enough, but the entire ordeal feels like a mash-up of countless other movies.

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Rex Reed

Observer

06/15/2018

3/4

As "war is hell" movies go, this one is better than usual.

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Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

06/15/2018

2/4

A rather dispiriting slog of a movie.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

08/07/2020

Yellow Birds ends up being all too nonjudgmental and restricts itself for the most part to little more than immediate emotional realities.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

03/13/2019

B-

Alden Ehrenreich and Ty Sheridan were both great and the cinematography is stunning.

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Mae Abdulbaki

Punch Drunk Critics

08/14/2018

2.5/5

Although the cinematography is beautiful and the film has a lot of potential, it's far too slowly paced and doesn't have enough depth for the heavy material it takes on.

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Melissa F

@RT47486963 12/28/2024

It got our attention, it was good but missing something, I’d watch again or even recommend. Needed more meat

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KB B

@Okbullard 06/14/2024

I thought it was an engaging movie with good acting and storyline. It was sad though. Tye Sheridan was really outstanding in this. It's worth the watch.

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jeff h

@RT21206707 06/03/2024

Better than its rating, such a shame more wasn’t done with Toni Collette and Jennifer Anniston, perhaps it was, as this was a movie that so much more could have been done with the story, but wasn’t.

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Georgan G

@RT98616417 07/12/2023

While this movie had an honest take on war, the plot just never got much going except the horrors of war. Two buddies are together from boot camp on in to Syria. The acting is acceptable, but the film never says anything new or engaging.

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Barry J

@RT36204354 06/11/2023

Why would Jennifer Aniston do this movie? The story is weak and even with the really good cast. They couldn't save it. Once it's over. All I could say is. I want my time back.

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James A

@Wenin 05/17/2023

Either they didn't have a military advisor on set or completely ignored them.

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Synopsis

Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Gulf War under the command of the older, troubled Sgt. Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

Director: Alexandre Moors
Producer: Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon
Screenwriter: David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Echo Films, Cinelou Films
Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Sexual Material|Language Throughout|War Violence)
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2018
Runtime: 1h 50m