The Starling (2021)
The Starling is a 2021 comedy-drama from director Theodore Melfi. Melissa McCarthy stars as Lilly Maynard, a grieving mother who is struggling with the real world and a starling that keeps attacking her. As Lilly attempts to kill the bird, she becomes friends with a veterinarian and rediscovers her will to live and love.
The Starling
- Director
- Theodore Melfi
- Release Date
- September 17, 2021
- Studio(s)
- Netflix
- Distributor(s)
- Netflix
- Cast
- Rosalind Chao , Kimberly Quinn , Laura Harrier , Daveed Diggs , Loretta Devine , Timothy Olyphant , Skyler Gisondo , Kevin Kline , Melissa McCarthy , Chris O'Dowd
- Writers
- Matt Harris
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
Summary
After Lilly (Melissa McCarthy) suffers a loss, a battle with a territorial bird (The Starling) over dominion of her garden provides an unlikely avenue for her grief and the courage to heal her relationships and rediscover her capacity for love.
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