Dead Birds
2004 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 5.7 · 51% critics
Near the end of the Civil War, a band of deserters on the run after a bloody robbery takes shelter in an abandoned plantation house as a storm closes in. With greed and mistrust rising inside the group, eerie signs and violent encounters suggest an otherworldly presence that won’t let them leave easily.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2005-04-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (288 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn haunted-house horror with a Civil War backdrop, tense group dynamics, and unsettling creature moments; Not for you if you need fast scares, clear answers, or constant action like Would You Rather.
Pros: creepy atmosphere; strong performances; memorable setting | Cons: slow pacing; familiar haunted-house beats; uneven story clarity
Themes
- bank
- desertion
- alabama
- supernatural
- plantation
- haunted house
- black magic
- demon
- bank robbery
- super power
- ghost
- american civil war
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Henry Thomas
as William
Patrick Fugit
as Sam
Michael Shannon
as Clyde
Nicki Aycox
as Annabelle
Isaiah Washington
as Todd
Mark Boone Junior
as Joseph
Muse Watson
as Father
Donna Biscoe
as Black Woman
Russell Durham Comegys
as Kormer
- MA
Melanie Abramoff
as Girl Ghost
Directed by Alex Turner