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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Directed by
Judy Irving
G
2003
83m
[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
7.8
95%
85%
7.2
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A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.
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Cast of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Mark Bittner
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Judy Irving
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Chris Michie
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Samuel Lehmer
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Ratings & Reviews
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Fall in love with these brave and beautiful birds.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
Irving captures some memorable images… but generally relies on the birds' natural photogenic charm as well as the human dimensions of the drama to sustain the 83-minute film.
Austin Chronicle
Marrit Ingman
Well-considered, beautifully made, and often gripping in its narrative, the film epitomizes the best the documentary format can offer.
Detroit Free Press
John Monaghan
Charming, intelligent entertainment that should attract the same family audiences that flocked to Winged Migration in 2001.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
An absolute delight and nothing like the wimpy nature film its title suggests. It's a soaring -- figuratively and literally -- documentary with a surprising emotional power.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
A loving, dopey documentary about the bird man of a place with a view of Alcatraz.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
[A] charming, layered documentary.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
The biggest problem with this documentary is its title, which makes it sound like a bird-watching club filmstrip. While it indeed concerns birds, it's about a lot more.
Arizona Republic
Kerry Lengel
What might have been a static portrait has become a true story, with tragic turns, joyful surprises and provocative glimpses into the meaning of life.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Turns out to be that rarity: a movie that makes its audience happier for having seen it.
Slate
David Edelstein
In many ways, this is a movie for outcasts and outcasts at heart -- most of us, I'll wager.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Not that San Francisco needs more tourists, but Wild Parrots captures a nice little piece of the city's magic, its landmarks, hills, tree-lined streets and quietly regal neighborhoods.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Bittner is calm, intelligent, confiding, wise and well-spoken.
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
Irving's insightful, glorious little documentary reveals larger personal truths for her subject while exploring a hidden society of unwanted parrots.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
This is a gem.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
This is a charmfest of a movie, for bird lovers and non-bird lovers alike.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
Quite simply, a beautiful film, in both form and content.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Bittner has a passion for these parrots, he's taken the time to painstakingly befriend them, and Telegraph Hill takes you into his world as completely as he has gone into theirs.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Bittner is an acutely compassionate man, and Irving is careful to question the details of his life without prosecuting him.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
In watching the birds and the man with an affectionate, curious eye, the filmmaker builds a story of surprising emotional resonance.
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