Dead Birds (2004 film)

Dead Birds
Promotional artwork
Directed byAlex Turner
Written bySimon Barrett
Produced by
  • David Hillary
  • Timothy Peternel
  • Ash Shah
Starring
CinematographySteve Yedlin
Music byPeter Lopez
Production
company
Silver Nitrate Pictures
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13) (Toronto)
  • March 15, 2005 (2005-03-15) (U.S.)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dead Birds is a 2004 American Western horror film directed by Alex Turner, and starring Henry Thomas, Nicki Aycox, Isaiah Washington, Patrick Fugit, and Michael Shannon. The film centers on a group of deserters turned bank robbers who come face-to-face with supernatural forces while holing up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank.

The film was given a limited re-release on February 5, 2010, at the NuArt Theatre in Los Angeles; and received mixed reviews from critics.