The Starling

The Starling

Hope starts small

2021•1h 43m•6.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(311)

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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Production

Entertainment One, Boies/Schiller Film Group, Limelight

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Lilly Maynard

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Jack Maynard

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Dr. Larry Fine

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Travis Delp

Daveed Diggs

Daveed Diggs

Ben

Skyler Gisondo

Skyler Gisondo

Dickey

Laura Harrier

Laura Harrier

Sherri

Kimberly Quinn

Kimberly Quinn

Regina

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Velma

Jesse García

Jesse García

Hector

Edi Patterson

Edi Patterson

Margie

Emily Tremaine

Emily Tremaine

Alice

Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao

Fawn

Ravi Kapoor

Ravi Kapoor

Dr. Manmohan

Don McManus

Don McManus

Big Daddy

Owen Atlas

Owen Atlas

Howie

Scott MacArthur

Scott MacArthur

Ralph the Trucker

Veronica Falcón

Veronica Falcón

Psych Tech Rosaria Alvarez

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