A Birder's Guide to Everything

20132013
PG-13PG-13
1h 26min

Ben Kingsley, Alex Wolff, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Katie Chang in A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)

David Portnoy (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a 15-year-old birding fanatic, makes an unbelievable discovery: he might have taken a photo of a supposedly extinct duck that hasnÃ¢Â€Â™t been seen in North America since 1878. Upon the counsel of the Young Birders Society, David's high school birding club, he takes his finding to a legendary ornithologist, Dr. Konrad (Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley) to solidify the claim. With his original photo too blurry to confirm bird's identity, Konrad recommends they find the duck again before it migrates in order to get a better account of this lazarus species, but this time using a quality camera.

David and his ragtag birding crew (Alex Wolff, Michael Chen) embark on an epic road trip to solidify their place in birding history - and with girls. Enter Ellen (Katie Chang), who is in possession of the quality camera they seek and tags along under one stipulation: she takes the first photo of the rare duck. As they encounter other birders and a certain doctor who just might want to steal their claim, what initially seemed like fun exercise in birding could turn into a journey of discovery in more ways than they all hoped.

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David Portnoy, a fifteen-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best... Read allDavid Portnoy, a fifteen-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.David Portnoy, a fifteen-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Kodi Smit-McPhee in A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)

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Alex Wolff at event of A Birder's Guide To Everything (2013)

Alex Wolff in A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)

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Alex Wolff in A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)

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David Portnoy, a fifteen-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history. —Crossroads Films

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Taglines
- Find your reason to fly.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 on appeal for language, sex and drug references, and brief partial nudity
Parents guide

Trivia
The Labrador Duck is, in fact, an extinct species.

Goofs
When the teenagers have stopped in the park to look at a bird, the sequence of who's standing where changes each time the camera angle changes.

Crazy credits
In the closing credits, there is a Banvir Chaudhary and its misspelled version Banvir Shaudhary.

Top review

9/10

very enjoyable film

This movie is just fantastic. The chemistry between the four teenagers will win anyone over. Beautiful shots of nature and a wonderful story that anyone can relate to. Performances by Sir Ben Kingsley and Alex Wolf are highlights. Highly recommended for all ages. This movie deals with loss so well that it can help heal all who see the film. It also has some of the funniest moments I have seen in a movie theatre in some time. It is to Tribeka Film Festival's credit that they chose this film for their 2013 screenings. If there is a chance to see this film do not let it pass by. Nobody would regret the experience.Congratulations to the film makers.

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Apr 30, 2013

Release date
- April 21, 2013 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official Blog
- Official Facebook
Language
- English
Also known as
- Всеобщее руководство птицелова
Filming locations
- Somers, New York, USA
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $48,713
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,602
- Mar 23, 2014
Gross worldwide
- $48,713

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Runtime
- 1h 26min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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