David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.
Acting
Kodi Smit-McPhee's endearingly obsessive bird boy energy
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like real teenagers being idiots
Director
Rob Meyer
Kodi Smit-McPhee
David Portnoy
James Le Gros
Donald Portnoy
Daniela Lavender
Juliana Santos
Katie Chang
Ellen Reeves
Alex Wolff
Timmy Barsky
Michael Chen
Peter Nessbaum
Joel Van Liew
Mr. Edbrook
Ben Kingsley
Lawrence Konrad
Briana Marin
Mara
Lucas Near-Verbrugghe
Trent
Ethan Cohn
Jeff
Stephen Kunken
Ted Portnoy
Andy Prosky
Carl Senior
Jessica Pérez
Trish
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was executive produced by Ben Kingsley, who apparently has strong opinions about teenage birders.
Director Rob Meyer based the story on his own birding childhood, which explains why the obsession feels so authentically specific rather than quirky-for-quirky's-sake.
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