- HD 1080
- Runtime: 99m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Canada
- Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
- Stars: William Hurt, Andy Jones, Molly Parker, Vicky Hynes, Greg Malone
- keywords: beach, waitress, based on novel or book, submarine, library, ambush, shotgun, duck, wine cellar, cocaine, tourist, restaurant, male friendship, invention, restaurant owner, newfoundland and labrador, explosion, power outage, divorce, birdwatching, prototype, hoax, radio show, failing business, ornithologist, scuba diver, drug deal, illumination, romantic dinner, cigarette smoking, newfoundland, armed police, plan b, male rear nudity, duck decoy, u boat, sex dream, auk, reference to toronto, kiss goodbye, gunfire, bound hostages, interrupted seduction, foot massage, front page story, restaurant kitchen
- Production_studio: BIG Pictures, Pope Productions
- Slogan: Fortune can make a man do some pretty fowl things.
- providers: Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, Starz Amazon Channel
- The Rare Birds is featured in the top rankings of 2001
- #34 in Top Mystery Movies of 2001
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.