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Dead Birds (2004)

R05/19/2004Horror, Thriller, Western1h 31m
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There are worse things than dying.

Overview

Towards the end of the Civil War a group of Confederate soldiers hole up on an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank, and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Henry Thomas

    William

  2. Cast 1

    Patrick Fugit

    Sam

  3. Cast 1

    Michael Shannon

    Clyde

  4. Cast 1

    Nicki Aycox

    Annabelle

  5. Cast 1

    Isaiah Washington

    Todd

  6. Cast 1

    Mark Boone Junior

    Joseph

  7. Cast 1

    Muse Watson

    Father

  8. Cast 1

    Donna Biscoe

    Black Woman

  9. Cast 1

    Russell Durham Comegys

    Kormer

Dead Birds-Worth a Look, But Not Much More? Great atmosphere, good acting, decent ending twist, so-so plot. Worth a rent but not much more. Not too confusing if you pay attention and like horror movies anyway. I also thought it would be more scary, but the kids were creepy. The hollowed-out eye-sockets were what got me. The score also set a great sense of dread and foreboding. I suppose for a first time director it wasn't absolutely awful. But as I said before, strong performances(especially Isiah Washington and Patrick Fugit), the location(great Southern period "feel"), a very creepy score...