The Invisible Man
The Way Back
Blow the Man Down
Better Call Saul
Got more questions about news letters? Email support@rottentomatoes.com
Already have an account? Log in here
Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password.
We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified.
Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.
The Ornithologist demands patient viewing from an audience attuned to symbolic pleasures -- and rewards the investment with an unusual tale of self-discovery.
Subscription
Rent or buy
Tap to review this movie
Super Reviewer
Rate this movie
Oof, that was Rotten.
Meh, it passed the time.
It’s good – I’d recommend it.
Awesome!
So Fresh: Absolute Must See!
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
Step 2 of 2
Fandango
AMC (Coming Soon)
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
Cinemark (Coming Soon)
Regal (Coming Soon)
Bought somewhere else
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
All Critics (60) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (8)
Audacious, intriguing and also strangely sweet. October 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Audacious, intriguing and also strangely sweet.
Kevin Maher
The Ornithologist is highly diverting and seductive, a pastoral of sorts, and a secular meditation on faith and acceptance, very loosely derived from the life of St Anthony of Padua. October 5, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The Ornithologist is highly diverting and seductive, a pastoral of sorts, and a secular meditation on faith and acceptance, very loosely derived from the life of St Anthony of Padua.
Peter Bradshaw
Call it an exercise in staring at a screen for two hours that couldn't have ended soon enough. August 4, 2017 | Rating: 0/5 | Full Review…
Call it an exercise in staring at a screen for two hours that couldn't have ended soon enough.
Scott Marks
If nothing else, will have the adventurous viewer considering a nature trip to Portugal. July 6, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
If nothing else, will have the adventurous viewer considering a nature trip to Portugal.
G. Allen Johnson
If nothing else, the film reminds one of how strange and beautiful existence can be. June 29, 2017 | Full Review…
If nothing else, the film reminds one of how strange and beautiful existence can be.
Ben Sachs
"The Ornithologist" is both an opaque narrative and a deeply inviting one. June 29, 2017 | Full Review…
"The Ornithologist" is both an opaque narrative and a deeply inviting one.
Justin Chang
A contemporary vision about the sanctification. An audiovisual ritual in nowadays times. A good artwork. [Full review in Spanish] June 9, 2019 | Rating: 3.75/5 | Full Review…
A contemporary vision about the sanctification. An audiovisual ritual in nowadays times. A good artwork. [Full review in Spanish]
Guillem Martinez Oya
A hushed, whispered, almost transcendent work of spiritual self-exploration June 4, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
A hushed, whispered, almost transcendent work of spiritual self-exploration
Matthew Lucas
An alternately hypnotic and slumberous hike deep into a wacky jungle of death, madness and religious symbolism. March 29, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
An alternately hypnotic and slumberous hike deep into a wacky jungle of death, madness and religious symbolism.
Daniel Barnes
A pleasure to watch, but audiences are unlikely to emerge from the cinema feeling like they "got" it. February 22, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A pleasure to watch, but audiences are unlikely to emerge from the cinema feeling like they "got" it.
Rory Steabler
It's a pretentious piece of film-making too confused to make any sense out of its metaphors. It fails on every level except as a sleep aid. December 27, 2018 | Rating: D | Full Review…
It's a pretentious piece of film-making too confused to make any sense out of its metaphors. It fails on every level except as a sleep aid.
Nathanael Hood
The fun of watching the film is in trying to decipher the meanings behind each episode, which is probably easier for Christians well-educated in saint hagiography and their religion's vast network of symbolism. October 30, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
The fun of watching the film is in trying to decipher the meanings behind each episode, which is probably easier for Christians well-educated in saint hagiography and their religion's vast network of symbolism.
Tomas Trussow
There are no featured audience reviews for The Ornithologist (O ornitólogo) at this time.
There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.
View All