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Manou the Swift

Play trailer Poster for Manou the Swift 2020,  1h 28m,  Kids & Family/ Comedy/ Adventure/ Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 77% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Thinking he is a seagull, a bird named Manou discovers that he is actually a swift who was adopted. When tragedy strikes, Manou sets off on a quest to learn his true identity -- and save his friends and family along the way.

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Cath Clarke Guardian Jul 24, 2019
2/5
Virtually laugh-free, so-so looking with a seriously drippy musical number, it feels like a film slipped into cinemas over summer to sucker parents desperate to do something, anything, to fill a couple of hours. Go to Full Review
Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media Mar 12, 2020
2/5
Orphaned bird looks for his true home; scares and suspense. Go to Full Review
Peter Sobczynski eFilmCritic.com Feb 21, 2020
Swift has its heart in the right place, I suppose, but, unlike its main character, it never quite manages to spread its wings and fly. Go to Full Review
Josh Bell Crooked Marquee Feb 19, 2020
C-
The plot lurches through a series of haphazard sequences that feel like the filmmakers going through a checklist of elements from successful animated movies. Go to Full Review
Alex Saveliev Film Threat Feb 11, 2020
4/10
Swift is cheap on multiple levels. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Radio Times Jul 27, 2019
3/5
[A]s is increasingly the case with CGI features, the plot and its message are frequently sidelined by game-inspired action sequences whose swooping speed is designed to counter short attention spans. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Christian Haas

Director

Andrea Block

Director

Kate Winslet

Blanche

Willem Dafoe

Yves

Rob Paulsen

Sandpipers

Josh Keaton

Manou

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Manou the Swift

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Movie Info

Synopsis Thinking he is a seagull, a bird named Manou discovers that he is actually a swift who was adopted. When tragedy strikes, Manou sets off on a quest to learn his true identity -- and save his friends and family along the way.
Director
Christian Haas, Andrea Block
Producer
Andrea Block, Christian Haas
Screenwriter
Axel Melzener, Andrea Block, Phil Parker, Christian Haas
Distributor
Shout! Studios
Production Co
LUXX Studios
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 21, 2020
Runtime
1h 28m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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