These Birds Walk
Oscilloscope Pictures | Release Date: November 1, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldOct 31, 2013
The filmmakers record the flash of youth’s headlong energies, its bumps and bruises, and its melancholies and brilliant chaos. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyNov 27, 2013
Deeply moving and devoid of melodrama, These Birds Walk is as pragmatic as its subjects. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaOct 29, 2013
The filmmakers use a wide range of cinematic techniques to convey the tenuous environment in which their subjects find themselves. Read full review
83
The PlaylistDiana DrummDec 2, 2013
As with real life, there aren't any stock characters, clear morals, or easy solutions in These Birds Walk. Read full review
80
The DissolveScott TobiasOct 29, 2013
Viewers can walk away with something more precious than factoids: an emotional, aesthetically striking experience that cuts more deeply than words. And if they crave more information, that’s what the Internet is for. Read full review
79
Film.comDaniel WalberNov 2, 2013
Might be the single most beautiful documentary of the year. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 4, 2013
Instead of explaining the system through conventional narration, which would have been extremely helpful, the filmmakers immerse auds in the world they found, capturing its subjects’ behavior with startling candor. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew FrisicanoOct 29, 2013
Those reunions are not always happy ones—one relative claims that his nephew would be less trouble dead — but they offer a brief, striking glimpse into the situations that make such a organization necessary. Read full review
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