The Starling
“Hope starts small”
A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.
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Cast
18 people
Melissa McCarthy
Lilly Maynard
Known for
Spy
Ghostbusters
Chris O'Dowd
Jack Maynard
Known for
The IT Crowd
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Kevin Kline
Dr. Larry Fine
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Timothy Olyphant
Travis Delp
Known for
Hitman
Live Free or Die Hard
Daveed Diggs
Ben
Known for
The Boys
Snowpiercer
Skyler Gisondo
Dickey
Known for
Santa Clarita Diet
Vacation
Laura Harrier
Sherri
Known for
BlacKkKlansman
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Kimberly Quinn
Regina
Known for
Hidden Figures
Terriers
Loretta Devine
Velma
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Jesse Garcia
Hector
Known for
Narcos: Mexico
Flamin' Hot
Edi Patterson
Margie
Known for
Knuckles
The Righteous Gemstones
Emily Tremaine
Alice
Known for
Vinyl
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Theodore Melfi Director · Matt Harris Screenplay Benjamin Wallfisch Composer
United States release September 17, 2021 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production Boies/Schiller Film Group, Limelight
Production
Entertainment One
Production
Boies/Schiller Film Group
Production
Limelight
Production
Netflix
Studio
Culmination Productions
Production
eOne
Production
Goldenlight Films
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2021
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 17, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States · September 24, 2021
Digital · Netflix
Brazil
September 24, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
France
September 24, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
September 24, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
September 24, 2021 · Digital
Singapore
September 24, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
September 24, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
September 17, 2021 · Limited theatrical
September 24, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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