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2004

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Birth is a dramatic mystery set in New York's Upper East Side. Into the life of a 35 year old woman, Anna, comes a 10 year old boy, David, who is in love with her and convinced he is the reincarnation of her dead husband. Drawn to remember her past, Anna begins to question the choices she's made, much to the concern and .. Read more

Starring	Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Anne Heche
Director	Jonathan Glazer
Genres	Drama

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  - 16
  The most underrated film of 2004
  
  Sexy Beast marked the arrival of a major new director in Jonathan Glazer and while being its polar opposite, Birth is as good a film and it stayed with me for ... read more »
  
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  - Stimpy
  - London
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 11:39
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  - 0
  Interesting plot. Loved it.
  
  i disagree with most reviews of this film. I loved it. It was slow and the beginning i was not sure what was going on but everything began to click into place ... read more »
  
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- - weekak
  - 20 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 15 May 2012 at 19:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Birth of a rubbish film
  
  Birth, Well one word boring sorry not for me this one,I'm giving it a one and a half ,watched to the end maybe I thought it would get better did it ... read more »
  
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- - Deeleeds
  - 59 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 01 May 2012 at 12:36
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  - 0
  dreary movie
  
  Terrible film. Long, boring, pervy and weird. When it ended my husband exclaimed 'Thank f*** for that!' I can't believe we sat through it.
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Feb 2012 at 23:20
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  Limp Story
  
  After reading other reviews, I was extremely disappointed with this very slow film, although it starred some noteable actors. There is no kind of swist to the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 16:46
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  Enjoyable, great acting by Kidman, if you liked "The Others", you'll probably like "Birth"
  
  Weird, enjoyable, twists that you did not expect. As usual, great acting by Nicole Kidman, she never makes a bad movie. I loved the twist about the little boy, ... read more »
  
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  - tanig
  - 21 reviews
  - 09 Dec 2011 at 00:28
- - 0
  - 0
  Masterpiece of Genius
  
  From the moment the film begins to the moment it ends it keeps you spell bound. This is a masterpiece of cinema and Jonathan Glazer is now a major talent. Many ... read more »
  
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- - MarkJG
  - 1 review
  - 11 Sep 2011 at 21:15
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  - 0
  An odd one
  
  A strange little film - one i'd wanted to see for a while but it felt somewhat anti-climatic. The scenes of NYC in the winter did enhance the emotional ... read more »
  
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- - smurph
  - 1 review
  - 18 Aug 2011 at 09:45
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  - 1
  Lost, without a clue...
  
  Does anyone understand what this film is actually about? it seemed to be going one way, then all of a sudden, the direction changed and it finished without ... read more »
  
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- - EspressoBoy
  - 5 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 12 Jul 2011 at 22:43
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  - 1
  Total waste of time
  
  Your life is too precious to waste it watching this gloomy, implausible drivel. I hoped it would get better - it never did.
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Jul 2011 at 01:51
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  Moody, melancholy, but not memorable.
  
  The most successful aspect of this film is the sustained gloomy, brooding atmosphere: leaden skies, snowy landscapes, dimly lit white-walled rooms and corridors... read more »
  
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- - Antiquary
  - 52 reviews
  - Aberdeen
  - 31 Mar 2011 at 20:00
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- - 83
  - 16
  The most underrated film of 2004
  
  Sexy Beast marked the arrival of a major new director in Jonathan Glazer and while being its polar opposite, Birth is as good a film and it stayed with me for ... read more »
  
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  - Stimpy
  - London
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 11:39
- - 33
  - 2
  Compelling and haunting.
  
  I really admire Nicole Kidman for her courage and flexibility in taking on such roles which inevitably ignite interesting debate and controversy.One cannot type... read more »
  
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  - Maidstone,Kent, U.K.
  - 05 Nov 2005 at 02:36
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  - 13
  Kidman at her strangest
  
  I thought this film was very hard going, but the script and acting in it was great, kidman was so believeable, and as for the young actor, he was brilliant, ... read more »
  
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- - Stuart
  - Birmingham
  - 18 Jul 2005 at 12:13
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  Give it a wide berth
  
  It was one of those films that you knew from the beginning was going to test your patience.
  
  We follow a jogger in the snow. Neat little tracking ... read more »
  
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- - Pitchy69
  - 40 reviews
  - Reigate
  - 10 May 2005 at 14:04
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  This is like so ... deep
  
  Hey, Sonny, did you realise that over 65% of America’s viewing public believe in some form of reincarnation?
  
  You don't say, Joe.
  
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- - PeterSays
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  - Romsey
  - 04 May 2007 at 22:32
- - 8
  - 2
  Birth of Brilliance
  
  You are going to either love it or hate it. I loved it due to it's brilliant scenes, from it's powerful openning scene to it's dramatic closing ... read more »
  
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- - AdrianWalsh
  - 226 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 16 Nov 2005 at 10:40
- - 9
  - 5
  Dearth more like
  
  Woeful. An interesting plot was ruined by the fact that there was no character development and by a truly lacklustre ending. The script was also terrible. ... read more »
  
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- - Count Daddy
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  - 17 Feb 2006 at 11:42
- - 7
  - 0
  Birth-Confused!!
  
  I rented this movie mainly because of two reasons, Nicole Kidman, one of my favourite actresses and for its media speculation of controversy. Film had some plus... read more »
  
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- - saleem1981
  - MIDDLESEX
  - 23 May 2005 at 10:25
- - 7
  - 1
  Birth
  
  What was it all about then?
  
  I was really disappointed at the end - I was expecting a better resolution - Yep, got it that it was all about grief and ... read more »
  
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- 181612
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire, England
  - 04 Dec 2005 at 21:45
- - 7
  - 1
  Horrendous
  
  One of the worst films I have ever seen.
  
  I cant believe it was even made its that bad, could have ruined Nicole Kidman's career.
  
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- - Neamhie
  - West Yorkshire
  - 01 Mar 2006 at 10:29

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  Birth is a dramatic mystery set in New York's Upper East Side. Into the life of a 35 year old woman, Anna, comes a 10 year old boy, David, who is in love with her and convinced he is the reincarnation of her dead husband. Drawn to remember her past, Anna begins to question the choices she's made, ...