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Manou the Swift

Released Feb 21, 2020

1 hr. 28 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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14%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

77%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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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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Max B

Underrated movie. Bird designs are adorable and the animation is amazing, like this right here is Pixar grade animation coming from some random low budget studio. Go support this film and this studio! They really do have talent

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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felix p

Really cute movie! Loved the characters and the animation wasn't bad

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Chris M

The animation is beautiful and in my opinion rivals Pixar on how good it looks. The only problem I have with the animation is the rats are completely hairless. And the rats don't talk, I know they're the villains but why are they just mindless monsters? Plus using the birds indigenous to the area. But the biggest issue is the pacing. It's slow, especially in the middle of the movie. But overall, it's a cute little bird coming of age story with great animation and mostly likable characters. Find it at the Dollar Tree, get it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/22

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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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Cath Clarke

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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.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 24, 2019

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Orphaned bird looks for his true home; scares and suspense.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 12, 2020

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Peter Sobczynski

eFilmCritic.com

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.

Feb 21, 2020

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

The plot lurches through a series of haphazard sequences that feel like the filmmakers going through a checklist of elements from successful animated movies.

Rated: C-

Feb 19, 2020

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

Swift is cheap on multiple levels.

Rated: 4/10

Feb 11, 2020

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

[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.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 27, 2019

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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
Executive Producer: Gudrun Moritz, Stefan Reissmann
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
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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