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Winged Migration (2003) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Winged Migration (2003) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:3.3276
Avg Critic Score:3.3189

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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy) Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Somewhat marred by Bruno Coulais' treacly New Age score -- as well as by Perrin's somewhat daft and repetitive narration. But the key word is "somewhat." In the main, Winged Migration is an unforgettable piece of moviemaking. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum) Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Mesmerizing. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper) rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)
...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere) Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Reminds us of the possibly primal connection between movies and the eternal dream of flight. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone) TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
A visual experience not to be missed. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)

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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan) Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
To be next to these birds as they are flying is frankly mesmerizing. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke) Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Winged Migration is less concerned with 'educating' us about the migratory habits of birds than it is with initiating us into their mysteries without ever really explaining those mysteries. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (Gerry Shamray) Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (Gerry Shamray)
The amazing imagery that fills the screen magically mixes a National Geographic special with the artistry of Fantasia and the awe of Koyaanisqatsi. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (Gerry Shamray)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Stephen Holden) New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Provides such an intense vicarious experience of being a flapping airborne creature with the wind in its ears that you leave the theater feeling like an honorary member of another species. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider) Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
An exciting new chapter in the annals of natural spectacle. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland) Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland)
Each moving picture frame is worth a thousand words and a million emotions. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for BBC (Jamie Russell) BBC (Jamie Russell)
Winged Migration is a quite astounding feat of cinema. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at BBC (Jamie Russell)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh) TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
It's an astonishing act of imaginative restoration, bringing the sheer wondrousness of everyday sights into sharp focus. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinerina (Karina Montgomery) Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
It's a cliche to say, but you literally will not believe your eyes as you stare agape at what no human should ever be able to see. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Richard Nilsen) Arizona Republic (Richard Nilsen)
The photography is radiant. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Arizona Republic (Richard Nilsen)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Snobs (Jimmy O) Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Like the Animal Planet, except they added a great narrative on the existential nature of life and took out all of the encyclopedia facts. Works beautifully, as it turns out. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for iofilm.co.uk (Rebort) iofilm.co.uk (Rebort)
It would be difficult to get a more compelling bird's eye view of the world. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at iofilm.co.uk (Rebort)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner) Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Winged Migration ... doesn't educate your mind as much as soothe your soul. And for 89 blissful minutes, that's just fine. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner) filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner)
Iif you're in the mood for a film of staggering beauty that will open your eyes to one of the wonders of the natural world breathtakingly captured in all its glory, color, and movement, this is a must see. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Andy Klein) Dallas Observer (Andy Klein)
The fractured structure, which moves from one species to another while following a generally chronological overall arc, can occasionally leave your mind to wandering, but for a film with no plot or characters to focus on it is remarkably gripping. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Dallas Observer (Andy Klein)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh) TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Absolutely breathtaking documentary whose close-up shots of birds in flight are so freakishly intimate that the film is compelled to open with the statement they're not special effects. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (John Powers) LA Weekly (John Powers)
Astonishing both for the beauty of the birds and for its sheer technical brilliance. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at LA Weekly (John Powers)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan) Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
At its best, Winged Migration is a marvel, and if that seems like a gee-whiz word, that's because this film has a lot to be gee-whiz about. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rick Kisonak) Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
The score is appropriately ethereal. From the Paris skyline to the Great Wall of China, the film's locales on every continent are rarely less than breathtaking. Calling the camerawork stunning, of course, is an understatement. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (--) Film Threat (--)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--) At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe) Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Dainon Moody) ToxicUniverse.com (Dainon Moody)
...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Dainon Moody)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin) Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry) Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino) mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)
...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes) Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
Come and be a bird. Soar into the heavens with Winged Migration . ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Popcorn Gallery (Shannon Patrick Sullivan) Popcorn Gallery (Shannon Patrick Sullivan)
...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Popcorn Gallery (Shannon Patrick Sullivan)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey) Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
For those who dream of soaring with eagles -- or gliding with geese or hovering with herons -- the euphoric Winged Migration literally offers a bird's-eye view of the world's most majestic vistas. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez) Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Winged Migration is, without question, the best documentary about birds I have ever seen. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Life (--) Toronto Life (--)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hartford Courant (--) Hartford Courant (--)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere (France) (--) Premiere (France) (--)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (Chris Young) State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (Chris Young)
While the film is astonishing in its scope and accomplishment, categorizing Winged Migration as a documentary may be misleading. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (Chris Young)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sunday Times (Australia) (--) Sunday Times (Australia) (--)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers) Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Perrin gets so close to the intimate beauty of flight, you feel privileged. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal) Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
A stunning, if somewhat repetitive, flight. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Richard Maynard) Las Vegas Weekly (Richard Maynard)
...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Richard Maynard)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott) San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Winged Migration made me want to sprout wings and feathers, but only if I could migrate over short, safe routes. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Megan Lehmann) New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
A thrillingly vicarious experience that answers a primal urge to join our feathered friends as they soar and glide in the blue beyond. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr) Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Winged Migration is one for the birders, or for all other people who have stood still and forgotten themselves as they watch a sparrow make its way through the world. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
A fascinating motion picture. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth) Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Perrin’s too-dry voice-over is all that separates his labor of love from four-star glory. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony) Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Beautiful film, sweetly filmed in flight in formation with the birds, as if we're one of the flock. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (John Anderson) Newsday (John Anderson)
Nature films are assumed to be plotless, but Winged Migration is full of major and minor narratives, from the basic struggle of a snow goose making its migratory trek from the Gulf to the Yukon, to sequences of decidedly high drama. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Jacques Perrin's Oscar-nominated Winged Migration does for birds what the 1996 documentary "Microcosmos" did for insects: It looks at them intimately, very close up, in shots that seem impossible to explain. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey) Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
The results are exhilarating, thrilling, and extend the wingspan. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr) Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
If it were any more real - if it were Imax, say -- the audience would be molting. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Boeuf (David N. Butterworth) Movie Boeuf (David N. Butterworth)
An intimate, uplifting tribute to our fine-feathered friends who weather incredible odds in their quest for survival. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Movie Boeuf (David N. Butterworth)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress) eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
With both the transitions and the action scenes from one species to the next...a pindrop would even be drowned out by the wonder in your own mind. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Insider (Mark Dujsik) Movie Insider (Mark Dujsik)
If one of the aims of art is to enhance one's appreciation of the beauty of nature, then the film succeeds as art as well. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Movie Insider (Mark Dujsik)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Marty Mapes) Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Winged Migration is imperfect, but it's still amazing; don't miss it ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means) Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
A one-of-a-kind travelogue with the most graceful guides imaginable. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jackie Loohauis) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jackie Loohauis)
This Oscar-nominated movie is an amazing flight for audiences as well as the birds. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jackie Loohauis)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy) Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
A feat of diligence -- and not just on the part of its feathered subjects. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)) St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
The limited scope of Winged Migration is disappointing, at first, but it becomes the movie's strength, implying that what motivates the birds does not require explanation. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieMartyr.com (Jeremy Heilman) MovieMartyr.com (Jeremy Heilman)
Winged Migration gives an almost unprecedented look at our flying friends. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at MovieMartyr.com (Jeremy Heilman)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen) Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
There's not a single special effect, and yet the visuals are spectacular. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
There are sights here I will not easily forget. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald) Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
It's a beautiful and oddly restful experience. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Stephen Holden) The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
It may sound facetious, but Winged Migration provides such an intense vicarious experience of being a flapping airborne creature with the wind in its ears that you leave the theater feeling like an honorary member of another species. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for www.susangranger.com (Susan Granger) www.susangranger.com (Susan Granger)
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Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak) Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
Makes a case that despite human inability to empathize with the emotional lives of other animals and creatures and to believe they are here only to serve our needs and convenience, birds are as capable of courage, violence, affection and commitment to ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
Winged Migration (2003) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten) Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
As moving wallpaper, Winged Migration is the cat’s meow: One almost wishes the wondrous images had been filmed in the even bigger IMAX format. But as an informative documentary, Winged Migration’s birdbrain comes to the fore. ...read the complete Winged Migration movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
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