The Birds

Name: The Birds
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1963-03-28
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.6

1963 · 1h 59m · Horror, Thriller

IMDb 7.6 Metacritic 90 RT 95%

Watch it tonight. Hitchcock's masterpiece holds up beautifully—a genuinely unsettling thriller that proves you don't need gore or jump scares to terrify an audience. The 95% RT score is earned, and those birds will get under your skin.

Plot

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

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