Parrots
Real or fictional, I love parrots a lot. I just wish more filmmakers appreciated them, because this is a tragically short list.
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- DirectorJudy IrvingStarsMark BittnerMaggie McCallIvan StormgartA homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.A wonderful documentary by any standard and a feast for parrot lovers.
- DirectorCarlos SaldanhaStarsJesse EisenbergAnne HathawayGeorge LopezWhen Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.
- StarsF. Murray AbrahamSteve MurphyFor tens of millions of years, parrots have survived and thrived in Australia even as the continent underwent dramatic changes.
- DirectorJohn RobertsStarsGena RowlandsTony ShalhoubCheech MarinA talking parrot named Paulie recounts his travels to look for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.A comedy with Jay Mohr doing a Buddy Hackett impression should not make me cry, but it totally did.
- DirectorCaroline BrettStarsHoward McGillinThis film takes you to the deepest enclaves of the Amazon for a first-hand look at macaws, offering bird lovers the rare opportunity to enjoy these beautiful birds in their natural habitats rather than in pet stores and cages.
- DirectorMargaret WhittonStarsRachel NicholsJackson HurstAnjanette ComerA man in search of his past, and a woman who lives in the moment, are brought together when they pursue the origins of a stray parrot in this comedic and romantic drama.
- DirectorMario AndreacchioStarsJamie CroftDeborra-Lee FurnessJoe Petruzzi140 year old parrot with an attitude and a teenage boy who go in search of buried treasure in an attempt to save the boy's free spirited and youthful grandfather from living the rest of his life in a retirement home.