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Little Birds

  • 20112011
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  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Kay Panabaker and Juno Temple in Little Birds (2011)
Lily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.
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Lily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.Lily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.Lily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.

IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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  • Director
    • Elgin James
  • Writer
    • Elgin James
  • Stars
    • Juno Temple
    • Kay Panabaker
    • Leslie Mann
Top credits
  • Director
    • Elgin James
  • Writer
    • Elgin James
  • Stars
    • Juno Temple
    • Kay Panabaker
    • Leslie Mann
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    U.S. Version
    Trailer 1:33
    U.S. Version

    Photos94

    Chris Coy in Little Birds (2011)
    Leslie Mann and Juno Temple in Little Birds (2011)
    Leslie Mann and Juno Temple in Little Birds (2011)
    Kyle Gallner and Juno Temple in Little Birds (2011)
    Kyle Gallner and Juno Temple in Little Birds (2011)
    Kay Panabaker and Juno Temple in Little Birds (2011)
    Elgin James in Little Birds (2011)
    Kay Panabaker in Little Birds (2011)
    Kate Bosworth and Mike Erwin in Little Birds (2011)
    Kate Bosworth in Little Birds (2011)
    Juno Temple in Little Birds (2011)
    Kay Panabaker and Juno Temple in Little Birds (2011)

    Top cast

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    Juno Temple
    Juno Temple
    • Lily Hobartas Lily Hobart
    Kay Panabaker
    Kay Panabaker
    • Alison Hoffmanas Alison Hoffman
    Leslie Mann
    Leslie Mann
    • Margaret Hobartas Margaret Hobart
    Kate Bosworth
    Kate Bosworth
    • Bonnie Mulleras Bonnie Muller
    Neal McDonough
    Neal McDonough
    • Hoganas Hogan
    David Warshofsky
    David Warshofsky
    • Joseph Hoffmanas Joseph Hoffman
    Bob Larkin
    • Mr. Kovacsas Mr. Kovacs
    Kathleen Gati
    Kathleen Gati
    • Sally Heronas Sally Heron
    Scotty Noyd Jr.
    Scotty Noyd Jr.
    • Ray Cawleyas Ray Cawley
    Kyle Gallner
    Kyle Gallner
    • Jesse MacNamaraas Jesse MacNamara
    Carlos PenaVega
    Carlos PenaVega
    • Louis Estesas Louis Estes
    • (as Carlos Pena)
    Chris Coy
    Chris Coy
    • David Rileyas David Riley
    Lauren Pennington
    • Shawna Cawleyas Shawna Cawley
    • (as Lauren Whitney Pennington)
    Lydia Blanco Garza
    Lydia Blanco Garza
    • Female Cashieras Female Cashier
    • (as Lydia Blanco)
    Marc Rose
    • Manas Man
    Jamie Patricof
    Jamie Patricof
    • Passerbyas Passerby
    Mindy Vela-Henderson
    • Realtoras Realtor
    Katie Nehra
    Katie Nehra
    • Realtor Assistantas Realtor Assistant
    • Director
      • Elgin James
    • Writer
      • Elgin James
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    Storyline

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    Lily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.
    • attempted rape
    • sex scene
    • female nudity
    • bare breasts
    • woman in a bath
    • 23 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • How far would you go?
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for pervasive language, some violence including a sexual assault, sexuality/nudity, drug and alcohol use - all involving teens
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Ryan Gosling is listed in the credits in gratitude for his cooperation.
    • Quotes

      Hogan: I traveled halfway across the world to find out that people are dumb and cruel everywhere. I coulda just stayed home.

    • Soundtracks
      Tinted Soft Green
      Written by Elgin James

      Performed by Elgin James & The Suicide Gang

      Published by SierraRise Music {ASCAP)

    User reviews14

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    The best of it--Juno Temple at least--holds up the whole, which is always interesting and real
    Little Birds (2011)

    A harrowing movie, a slice of very believable and scary life for two fifteen year olds looking to escape their awkward or dysfunctional families. What they get into, moving from the Salton Sea to L.A. in a stolen truck, is a nightmare for any parent. Yet for the girls there is a mixture of adventure and discomfort.

    All of this depends a lot on a great ensemble cast, which is pretty much here. The two girls are terrific--I had just seen Juno Temple in another excellent indie and sought this out. The boys they run into and hook up with are a little wild at first (and then more wild later) and weave into the story with surprising ease.

    This is a low budget movie but it makes the most of a series of scenes inside and out that keep it from feeling constrained. The Salton Sea parts are both beautiful an so impoverished they are sad. When the edge of L.A. comes in it's rougher and yet filled with energy. The girls are divided on how the city works on them. Temple's character is exudes confidence, and sometimes has it, too, and so she gets in deeper. The other girl, played by Kay Panabaker, is more morally solid and yet more scared, and she plays a perfect counterbalance to her friend.

    Writer and director Elgin James is just starting out here (that's part of what Indie films are all about) and the movie might not soar or show particular originality, but it does hold up pretty well in normal dramatic terms. The sets are very real--gritty and rough, for sure--and the acting matches. It's quite well shot, too, if nothing special is going on--give the editors some of the credit for keeping it fluid.

    You wonder by the end what the larger point might be, beyond a very distracting entertainment. There might be a little (a little) sense of "there's no place like home" at work. And there's a kind of buddy movie at work--the two girls being the pals on the road. Mostly it's about how tough some teens have it, and how they want to find ways to survive that surprise their parents (usually singular, parent). It's also a tale of how kids want a lot from everyone and everything--life seems so fertile and large--and how they know so little about how to get it.

    So, with vulnerability on their sleeves, these girls are a little bit of all of us. No, we aren't all so fully stupid or careless, but maybe in small ways we are all the same.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2016 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Goodnight Moon
    • Filming locations
      • Sliverlake, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Polsky Films
      • Hunting Lane Films
      • Sundial Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,739
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,574
      • Sep 2, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,739
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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