Bird

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Bird

2024,

Drama

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12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn't have much time for his kids and Bailey who is approaching puberty seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

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Director Andrea Arnold strikes a coming-of-age chord through Nykiya Adams' moving performance, marrying fantasy and reality to the dizzying end.

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Ela Bittencourt

Sight & Sound

Dec 31, 2025

Newcomer Nykiya Adams triumphs as Bailey, commingling edginess, tenderness, and introspection; so do Barry Keoghan, whose Bug is as big-hearted and droll as he is hapless, and Rogowski, who delivers Bird’s stoic poise with a wispy softness.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

Mar 1, 2025

3/5

Bird frequently feels as if we’re in an extended vignette where we’re tagging along for a ride with no beginning, middle or end.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Feb 21, 2025

3.5/5

This film is an interesting shift for the director in that it adds magical realism to the social realism that underpins previous works such as Fish Tank (2009) and American Honey (2016).

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André Didyme-Dôme

Rolling Stone en Español

Oct 1, 2026

In its blend of poetry, delirium, and social commentary, the film confirms that Arnold's cinema remains fertile ground for experimentation, even if, this time, the flight doesn't always reach the expected heights. [Full review in Spanish]

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Andy Hazel

The Saturday Paper

Jul 23, 2026

A gritty, vibrant ode to girlhood, Andrea Arnold’s film is warm, frequently hilarious, often wincingly violent and tinged with magical realism.

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Mel Campbell

ScreenHub

Dec 29, 2025

I’m still exhilarated by how deftly Arnold infuses her trademark social realism with ancient, wild magic. … It’s atavistically satisfying: the wondrous opposite of folk horror.

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Franz Rogowski

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Tessa Ross

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Juliette Howell

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12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn't have much time for his kids and Bailey who is approaching puberty seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

Director: Andrea Arnold
Producer: Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
Screenwriter: Andrea Arnold
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English

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