Birth

  • 2004


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37 %
38 % Rotten
$ 23 Million
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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 13
Average Rating 2.9/5
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1.0
Births premise is enticing, but more attention given is given to elegant decors than to the films underlying theories. Common Sense Media
2.5
Yet maybe thats the way Glazer wanted it, and the films lack of vitality is merely a miscalculation. Austin Chronicle
4.4
Its characters are not movie creatures, gullible, emotional and quickly moved to tears. Rogerebert
1.5
Forgive me if I got anyones hopes up by making the premise of this film seem interesting or worthwhile. Cinema Blend
3.0
Anna is stunned by this news, convinced it is nothing more than a sick joke. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Terrific acting and fearless direction transform what might have been a silly exercise in the slightly spooky into a somber and deeply romantic myster .. Tv Guide
4.4
Its a brilliant film, but not a happy one.The filmmakers seem to have begun at the point in which love lives happily ever after, discovering only bitt .. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Though it is certain to polarize viewers, Birth will not fail to mesmerize and unsettle its audience. Usa Today
2.5
It takes care and precision to make an audience go along with a premise as peril fraught as this one, and Birth doesnt quite manage it. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Despite the relentless warmth, the film has a chilled, otherworldly feel that creates an almost gothic horror mood, even though the film never generat .. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Its refusal to give any definitive answers is likely to generate both frustration and admiration in equal measure, but it is still worth seeing thanks .. View London
5.0
The film is a beautiful blend of tension, good performances, and a shocking ending. Cs Monitor
3.5
The picture isnt scary or convincingly dramatic and is thoroughly devoid of humor or irony. Film Journal
1.9
Birth, the new Nicole Kidman reincarnation drama, is such a meticulously wrought piece of hokum that its both easy to admire and impossible to warm up .. Boston
4.0
The result is probably the most simultaneously brilliant and screwed up filmmaking in recent memory. Mountain X
2.0
Indeed, the entire narrative is rambling and repetitious, lacking the semblance of a dramatically engaging plot. Emanuellevy
2.5
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
1.0
Those ideas would have made for fascinating watching, but its all just lackluster and lagging. Cinema Crazed
3.0
It is she who reminds you that Glazer is treading a perilously thin line between good and bad taste, and you cant help but wonder whether Birth might .. Empire
2.5
Worryingly Glazers next project is a remake of the Japanese horror Chaos, precisely the sort of project that is likely to require a no nonsense, unash .. Eye For Film
2.5
It seems to promise that something significant is happening within the protagonist.But the movie never delivers on its promises. Sf Gate
1.9
All these ingredients mightve made for a poignant lead in to a story so potentially charged with sexual and spiritual implications. Slant Magazine
1.5
Unfortunately, in an attempt to extricate itself from this uncomfortable spot, it ends up painting itself even further into a corner. Washington Post
1.0
And its got an intriguing premise: Does love, true love, survive death.But what Birth doesnt have is a story that makes any sense. Washington Post
4.5
It takes a perfectly ordinary urban moment a jog through Central Park in wintertime and turns it into a visual and aural overture for the films layere .. The New York Times
3.1
Problematic third act turns considered, the preceding 75 minutes of Birth are thought provoking and rapturous enough that the film as a whole doesnt s .. The Movie Boy
5.0
Its characters are not movie creatures, gullible, emotional and quickly moved to tears. Blogs Indie Wire
1.9
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
3.5
The cast and executive producers of FXs forthcoming Sons of Anarchy spin off discuss how Mayans M.C. will diverge from the original series and the imp .. Calendar Live
2.8
This concept, which is not at all played for laughs, is perversely but undeniably fascinating. Seattle Pi
4.5
My advice; pick a theater in an area populated by people of better than average intelligence and maturity who can deal with incommodious themes withou .. Tony Medley
2.0
So its all the more confounding that its rootless narrative vacillates between horror, psychological thriller, and love story without doing any one ge .. Coles Mithey
1.5
It strives for art so hard that it doesnt even try for entertainment that would be beneath it. Pajiba
3.8
One of the most satisfying aspects of Birth is that its characters are all true to life adults, never Hollywood caricatures. Spliced Wire
4.0
Lingering performances by Nicole Kidman and 11 year old Canadian actor Cameron Bright, as well as assured direction by Glazer ... complement an unusua .. The Star
1.9
This is a pretty lousy supposed supernatural love story that doesnt hold up to any deeper examination.And its not even that the reincarnation angle is .. Deseret News
2.5
If you think that adults being manipulated by other worldly powers is fun, then this is likely to send a welcome chill up your spine. Varia Gate
2.5
All thats missing is any sense of an inner life of the characters. The Stranger
0.0
I might be willing to pay, or bring some sort of cheesecake treat, but doing this scene with a little 10 year old boy, even if it is a movie, is wrong .. Waffle Movies
2.5
Personally, while Im a sucker for brilliant filmmaking, it doesnt matter that much if the writing blows. Montreal Film Journal
2.5
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2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail Movie Eye
3.0
Kidman brings a distraught vulnerability to the wholly unbelievable Anna, but the absurd Birth is a project that should have been aborted. Nicks Chager
3.0
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3.0
Its a nippy, frosty morning and if you have a bad heart, the cold and physical exertion is a very bad combo. Horror
2.5
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3.5
BIRTH is nevertheless deserves recommendation and well made and intelligent drama, unburdened with cliches of contemporary Hollywood. Drax Review Blog Spot



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