The Starling (2021)
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- PG-13
- 1h 42min
- Comedy, Drama
- 24 Sep 2021 (USA)
- Movie
After Lilly suffers a loss, a combative Starling takes nest beside her quiet home. The feisty bird taunts and attacks the grief-stricken Lilly. On her journey to expel the Starling, she rediscovers her will to live and capacity for love.
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Awards:
- 2 wins.
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| Melissa McCarthy | ... |
Lilly Maynard
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| Chris O'Dowd | ... |
Jack Maynard
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| Kevin Kline | ... |
Dr. Larry Fine
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| Timothy Olyphant | ... |
Travis Delp
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| Daveed Diggs | ... |
Ben
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| Skyler Gisondo | ... |
Dickie
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| Laura Harrier | ... |
Sherri
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| Rosalind Chao | ... |
Fawn
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| Kimberly Quinn | ... |
Regina
(as Kim Quinn)
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| Loretta Devine | ... |
Velma
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| Jesse Garcia | ... |
Hector
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| Edi Patterson | ... |
Margie
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| Emily Tremaine Fernandez | ... |
Alice
(as Emily Tremaine)
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| D.A. Obahor | ... |
Hank
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| Ravi Kapoor | ... |
Dr. Manmohan
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| Owen Atlas | ... |
Howie
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| Gustavo Gomez | ... |
Brawny Dude - Sam
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| Carla Gallo | ... |
Doctor Wilson
(as Carla Paolina Gallo)
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| Yvette Freeman | ... |
Mrs. Oberhoffer
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| Dan Bakkedahl | ... |
Chuck
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| Scott MacArthur | ... |
Ralph the Trucker
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| Joshua Funk | ... |
Mel the Patient
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| Lauri Johnson | ... |
Helen
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| Don McManus | ... |
Big Daddy
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| Cynthy Wu | ... |
Receptionist Jill
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| Tom Everett | ... |
Reverend Olson
(as a different name)
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| Jenica Bergere | ... |
Pastor Veronica
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| Veronica Falcón | ... |
Psych Tech Rosaria Alvarez
(as Veronica Falcon)
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Brock Brenner | ... |
Dillon
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Isla Sellers | ... |
Abby
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| Nancy De Mayo | ... |
Facilitator Hannah
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Poet Henderson | ... |
Katie #1
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Paloma Clark | ... |
Katie #2
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jeanne Carr | ... |
Sarah (uncredited)
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| Vicki Jo Costanzo | ... |
Hospital Psych Patient (uncredited)
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Amje Elharden | ... |
Psychic Technician (uncredited)
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| Elisabeth Röhm | ... |
Nancy Rothwelder (uncredited)
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Tommy Lee Ward Jr. | ... |
Psych Ward Patient (uncredited)
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Michael Eshaun York | ... |
Sling Shot Kid (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Theodore Melfi | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Matt Harris | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| C.J. Barbato | ... | associate producer (as CJ Barbato) |
| David Boies | ... | executive producer |
| Alex Dong | ... | executive producer |
| Zev Foreman | ... | executive producer |
| Jen Gorton | ... | executive producer |
| Nancy Kirhoffer | ... | post production producer |
| Theodore Melfi | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Chris Parker | ... | producer |
| Kimberly Quinn | ... | producer (as Kim Quinn) |
| Gabby Revilla Lugo | ... | executive producer |
| Zack Schiller | ... | executive producer |
| Dylan Sellers | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Trisha Wilson | ... | associate producer |
| Tyler Zacharia | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Benjamin Wallfisch | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Lawrence Sher | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Matt Friedman | ... | (edited by) (as Matthew Friedman) |
| Peter Teschner | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Randi Atkins | ... | assistant editor |
| Patrick Brennan | ... | i/o operator |
| Roberto Garcia | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Alberto Gutierrez | ... | nextlab dailies operator: Additional |
| Christopher A. Horvath | ... | dailies operator |
| Claire Iannelli | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Mark Nakamine | ... | colorist: Dailies |
| Adam Pearson | ... | assistant editor |
| Angelique Perez | ... | senior digital intermediate producer |
| Jeff Smith | ... | i/o operator |
| Mike Sowa | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Sam Wexler | ... | nextlab operator |
Casting By
| Mary Vernieu | ||
| Michelle Wade Byrd | ||
Production Design by
| Stephanie Hamilton | ||
Art Direction by
| Jessica Shorten | ||
Set Decoration by
| Lizzie Boyle | ||
Costume Design by
| Susie DeSanto | ||
Makeup Department
| Ma Kalaadevi Ananda | ... | makeup artist: additional photography (as Kalaadevi Ananda) |
| Tiphanie Baum | ... | key hair stylist |
| Cindy Escalante | ... | key makeup artist |
| Linda D. Flowers | ... | hair stylist: Ms. McCarthy (as Linda Flowers) |
| Kim Greene | ... | makeup department head |
| Stacy Halax | ... | makeup artist |
| Mary Howd | ... | hair stylist |
| Angela Levin | ... | makeup artist: Ms. McCarthy |
| Kerry Mendenhall | ... | hair department head |
| Olive Meyer | ... | hair stylist: additional photography / makeup artist: additional photography |
| Yvonne Savage | ... | hair stylist: additional photography |
| Michelle Sfarzo | ... | makeup artist (as Michele Sfarzo) |
| Michele Teleis-Fickle | ... | makeup artist (as Michele Teleis) |
| Erin Wooldridge | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Justin Bursch | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Carlos Lugo | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mikaela Mathern | ... | second second assistant director |
| Michele Panelli-Venetis | ... | first assistant director |
| Lynn Struiksma | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Brian Annis | ... | set dresser |
| Chris Brandt | ... | storyboard artist |
| Jesus Cortes | ... | set dresser |
| Natalia Danilova | ... | scenic artist |
| Nicole C. Dube | ... | on set dresser |
| Avery Ferguson | ... | Buyer / Set Dec Buyer |
| Stacey Furbeyre | ... | art department assistant |
| J.P. Gagen | ... | set dresser |
| Hunter Gorton | ... | set dresser |
| Sarah Jensen | ... | graphic designer |
| Rita Kassak | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Ramona Messina | ... | props |
| Minh-Triet Anthony Nguyen | ... | gang boss |
| Sadey Paige Nifong | ... | assistant property master |
| Scott Nifong | ... | property master |
| Stephanie Nilles | ... | art department coordinator |
| Brian Parada | ... | leadman |
| Justin Andrew Robinson | ... | set dresser |
| Darrin Rolls | ... | construction coordinator |
| Patrick John Shevlin | ... | set dresser |
| Madison Steigerwald | ... | buyer |
Sound Department
| Taylor Flinn | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mike Horton | ... | foley artist |
| Seth Jackson | ... | Production Sound Mixer: additional |
| Sang Jun Kim | ... | Dialogue Supervisor |
| Wayne Lemmer | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Matthew Nicolay | ... | sound mixer |
| Lucien Palmer | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ken Pries | ... | utility sound |
| Walter Spencer | ... | foley supervisor |
| Dirk Stout | ... | boom operator |
| Derek Vanderhorst | ... | Supervising sound editor / re-recording mixer |
| Jonathan Wales | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mark T. Williams | ... | sound re-recording mix technician |
Special Effects by
| Mark R. Byers | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Ken Rudell | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Steve Sosner | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Lycee Anaya | ... | compositor |
| Randi Atkins | ... | visual effects editor |
| Jon Balcome | ... | CG Supervisor: Crafty Apes |
| Mikael Betru | ... | CG Production Manager: Crafty Apes (as Mikael G. Betru) |
| Nikolay Bonev | ... | CG supervisor |
| Christopher Cheng | ... | digital compositor |
| Rosi Dimitrova | ... | FX artist |
| Mandy Frazier | ... | cg coordinator |
| Zach Hamelton | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Spencer Hecox | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Chris Higgins | ... | cg artist |
| Derald Hunt | ... | visual effects |
| Andrew Kalicki | ... | senior production coordinator: Crafty Apes |
| Duncan Key | ... | digital compositor |
| Young Min Kim | ... | compositor |
| Joshua LaCross | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Matt Lathrom | ... | visual effects producer |
| Chris LeDoux | ... | vfx executive producer |
| Iskra Nacheva | ... | visual effects producer: Bottleship VFX |
| Martin Naydenski | ... | visual effects supervisor: Bottleship VFX |
| Karen M. Nichols | ... | visual effects artist |
| Yasen Panev | ... | visual effects artist |
| Adam Pere | ... | visual effects producer |
| Viktor Simeonov | ... | FX Artist / visual effects: Bottleship VFX |
| Martin Stoynov | ... | Lighting TD |
| Ben Sumner | ... | visual effects artist |
| Stephanie Sweeney | ... | compositor |
| Desislava Valcheva | ... | senior vfx compositor |
| Martin Toby Watson | ... | matchmove/layout supervisor: Crafty Apes |
Stunts
| Meegan Godfrey | ... | stunts |
| Luci Romberg | ... | stunt coordinator / stunt double: Melissa McCarthy |
| Katie Rowe | ... | stunts |
| Sarah Schueler | ... | stunt driver |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tyler Andrews | ... | rigging best boy |
| Roly Arenas | ... | video engineer |
| Karen Ballard | ... | still photographer |
| Burak Bekiroglu | ... | grip |
| Faith Brewer | ... | B camera 1st Assistant |
| Marissa Castrejon | ... | 1st unit grip |
| Shannon Cook | ... | digital imaging technician: additional photography |
| Julie Donovan | ... | a 1st assistant camera |
| Michael Enriquez | ... | additional photography / grip: additional photography / key grip: additional photography |
| Mick Froehlich | ... | camera operator (as Micky Froehlich) |
| Mike Gearin | ... | Aerial Camera |
| David Ghegan | ... | gaffer |
| Ely Gonzalez | ... | b dolly grip |
| Emily L.G. Goodwin | ... | film loader |
| Bryan G. Haigh | ... | additional first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Gayle Hilary | ... | second assistant camera: "A" Camera |
| Jake Howard | ... | aerial camera operator |
| Byerly Majick | ... | lighting technician (as Casey Byerly) |
| Michael Moriatis | ... | additional still photographer: one day coverage |
| Andrew H. Petersen | ... | Aerial Director of Photography |
| John Roney | ... | 2nd assistant camera: a camera |
| Suraj Savkoor | ... | camera trainee |
| Andrew Share | ... | Additional photography |
| Jay Sheveck | ... | scorpio head technician |
| Amber Steele | ... | Best boy grip / grip: additional photography |
| Hopper Stone | ... | still photographer |
| Chris Thrasher | ... | dolly grip |
| Rachel Wiederhoeft | ... | loader |
Animation Department
| Nikolay Bonev | ... | Animation supervisor: Worldwide FX |
| Boris Pavlov | ... | animator |
Casting Department
| Sasha Adkinson | ... | extras casting director |
| Susan Boyajian | ... | adr voice casting |
| Vanessa Portillo | ... | extras casting |
| Sydney Shircliff | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marisa Aboitiz | ... | costume supervisor |
| Lillian Fu | ... | costume pa |
| Maria Giagiozis | ... | additional costumer |
| Dena Lancry | ... | costume assistant |
| Cassiopeia Smith | ... | set costumer (as Cassiopeia Striker) |
| Dawn M. Williams | ... | costumer: Ms. McCarthy (as Dawn Williams) |
| Alex Woehrle | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Michael Cruz | ... | location scout (as Michael G. Cruz) |
| Martin J. Cummins | ... | key assistant location manager |
| S. Dylan Kirkland | ... | location manager |
| Jason Sallee | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Jeffrey Shepherd | ... | key assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Dan Boardman | ... | music preparation |
| Tess Castro | ... | music coordinator |
| Neil Dawes | ... | score assistant engineer |
| Kaitlyn Delle Donne | ... | Score Mix Assistant |
| Owen Gurry | ... | musician: guitars |
| Matt Jones | ... | score recordist |
| Stefan Karrer | ... | executive album producer |
| David J. Krystal | ... | orchestrator |
| Alex Lu | ... | score programmer |
| Julia Michels | ... | music supervisor |
| Reese Richardson | ... | performer |
| Scott Michael Smith | ... | score mixer |
| Jill Streater | ... | head of music preparation |
| Huw Watkins | ... | soloist: piano |
| Oliver Hug | ... | temp music editor (uncredited) |
| Minh Khuat | ... | Score Mix Assistant (uncredited) |
Production Department
| Barbara Gibbs | ... | line producer: Byron Bay - additional photography |
Transportation Department
| Rita Lundin | ... | transportation |
| Mike Painter | ... | transportation captain |
| Sarah Schueler | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Mark Webb | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Devin Andre | ... | production executive |
| Taylor Ayers | ... | production assistant |
| Mark Bennett | ... | stand-in |
| Greg Bernstein | ... | legal services |
| Valeria Chavez | ... | stand-in: Melissa McCarthy |
| Edward Dam | ... | additional production assistant |
| Ashleigh Falls | ... | assistant: Mr. Schiller |
| Carter Lee Garrett | ... | Lighting Technician |
| Stephani Green | ... | 2nd assistant production accountant |
| Matthew Harter | ... | clearances / rights and clearances |
| James Henderson | ... | stand-in: Timothy Olyphant/Kevin Kline |
| Tess Jones | ... | accounting clerk |
| Nancy Kirhoffer | ... | Post Production Producer |
| Hannah Levitan | ... | assistant: Mr. Melfi |
| Beth Li | ... | title design & animation |
| Cristian Mercado | ... | office production assistant |
| Madison Miller | ... | office production assistant |
| Naomi Montes | ... | assistant: Ms. Lugo |
| Dana Nelson | ... | production assistant |
| Lysa Oldhams | ... | production assistant |
| Jessica Olthof | ... | production coordinator |
| Justin Olthof | ... | production secretary |
| Carlos Pantin | ... | office production assistant |
| Pedro Peres | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Pedram Pezeshkan | ... | key greens |
| Geoff Pilkington | ... | stand-in: Chris O'Dowd |
| Rosalind Read | ... | senior vice president: business and legal affairs, eOne |
| Kate Reeves | ... | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Samantha Rosenman | ... | assistant: Ms. McCarthy (as Sammy Rosenman) |
| Nik Shriner | ... | voice actor |
| Megan Soliah | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Adam M. Stone | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Cat Stone | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Joselle Taiapa | ... | Runner (creditOnly) |
| Derek Toth | ... | animal trainer |
| Margarita McClenon Velona | ... | set medic |
| Peggy Yen | ... | production accountant |
Thanks
| Devin Andre | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Diego Cardier | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- Boies Schiller Entertainment (United States)
- Culmination Productions (Production Services)
- Entertainment One
- Goldenlight Films
- Limelight
Distributors
- Netflix (2021) (World-wide)
Special Effects
- Crafty Apes (visual effects)
- Bottleship VFX (visual effects)
- Garage VFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Allan Padelford Camera Cars (camera car: MTV)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Cranium Cranes (camera cranes by)
- Cranium Cranes (stabilized camera systems)
- Ernst Leitz Wetzlar (manufacturer: Leitz SUMMILUX-C lenses)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Hula Post (editing systems and services)
- IndieClear (script clearance)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- Plucky (main titles)
- Setkeeper (pre-production software)
- Stone Management (product placement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A married couple suffers a hardship, leading Jack to head off to deal with his grief while Lilly remains in the "real" world, dealing with her own guilt. As if Lilly's troubles weren't bad enough, a starling that has nested in her backyard begins to harass and attack her and she becomes comically obsessed with killing it. Lilly eventually finds guidance from Larry, a quirky psychologist-turned-veterinarian with a troubled past of his own. The two form a unique and unlikely friendship as they each help the other to explore, acknowledge and confront their problems. |
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| Taglines | Hope. Starts. Small. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In 2005, the screenplay was featured on the first Black List, a list of the most-liked unproduced screenplays. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 09-24-2021 (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Isabelle Fly See more » |
| Quotes |
Lilly Maynard:
Somethings are just out of our control , The sooner you figure out what they are , the faster you can let them go . See more » |