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While wintering on a large lake in North Africa, Richard learns that this time he will not be entrusted with such an honorable and responsible task as leading the flight. While wintering on a large lake in North Africa, Richard learns that this time he will not be entrusted with such an honorable and responsible task as leading the flight. While wintering on a large lake in North Africa, Richard learns that this time he will not be entrusted with such an honorable and responsible task as leading the flight.

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A stork's journey, common sense media reviewers.

Orphan bird takes wing with wacky flock; heroes in peril.

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What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

Introduction to the principle of bird migration an

Values promoted: teamwork, acceptance of oneself,

Though leading characters have lessons to learn, t

In an early scene, a mom and dad sparrow are attac

Parents need to know that A Stork's Journey is an enjoyable story about a young bird desperate to find his adopted family as they migrate south for the winter. Abandonment is a key element of the tale, and there are several sad moments. The leading character is orphaned early in the film. Expect lots of…

Educational Value

Introduction to the principle of bird migration and several species of bird: sparrow, stork, pygmy owl, parakeet, and others.

Positive Messages

Values promoted: teamwork, acceptance of oneself, asking for help when needed, self-confidence. Families come in all shapes, sizes, and species.

Positive Role Models

Though leading characters have lessons to learn, they are honest, loyal, determined, resourceful, and brave. As the story continues, the heroes begin to understand and empathize with characters whose needs are different from their own (for example, Kiki, selfish when we meet him, learns about working with others toward goals that matter). Stork parents are nurturing, openhearted, and responsible.

Violence & Scariness

In an early scene, a mom and dad sparrow are attacked by a bear, killed off camera. Birds confront assorted predators: a bear, honey badgers, bats, a scorpion, spiders, a mean human bar owner, an airplane. These predators are portrayed with fangs, bared teeth, roars, and ferocity. The birds plummet from great heights, run in fear for their lives, and are caught in a rockslide and a rainstorm. Several instances of birds appearing to be dead and finally being revived.

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Parents need to know that A Stork's Journey is an enjoyable story about a young bird desperate to find his adopted family as they migrate south for the winter. Abandonment is a key element of the tale, and there are several sad moments. The leading character is orphaned early in the film. Expect lots of cartoon action and suspense as the movie's likable, quirky characters encounter a profusion of dangerous enemies (fierce honey badgers, bats, spiders, a bear) and fly into scary situations (storms, a rockslide, an airplane, steep falls). In numerous scenes, it appears that one of the heroic team may not survive; each lies still, lifeless, until eventually he or she is revived. This English-language adaptation of a European animated film finds the migrating birds on their way to Africa rather than the Southern U.S., Mexico, and South America, the destinations of North American birds. It's only for kids who can clearly distinguish real versus pretend violence. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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What's the story.

Richard (voiced predominantly by Drake Bell ), a baby sparrow, emerges from his shell only to find an empty nest in A STORK'S JOURNEY. He's rescued by a loving mother stork who brings him back to her flock. Richard, sure that he too is a stork, grows up in the wings of the family, nurtured and loved. Only Claudius, the father stork, is reluctant to accept him. When the flock prepares to fly south from Europe for the winter, Claudius, concerned that the little sparrow will not survive the high altitudes, refuses to take their "stepson" with them. The sparrow awakens to find his family gone. At first, he is inconsolable but, in a flurry of energy and bravado, determines to follow them. The journey to Africa is long and treacherous, but Richard is one lucky bird. He meets Olga ( Jane Lynch ), a lonely pygmy owl, and her imaginary friend, Oleg. Then, Kiki ( Mark Thompson ), a stagestruck, trickster parakeet, joins the troupe. The unstoppable threesome -- plus Oleg -- is on its way. Suspense escalates as numerous missteps, including an unexpected detour to Italy, and all manner of predators obstruct their flight path. Will the unconventional flock make their way to the Great Lake in Africa where they hope to find Richard's family? Will the stork family be happy to see them? Do birds really fly south for the winter?

Is It Any Good?

Inventive characters, a straightforward story, lots of comedy, and bright, cheery animation should keep young audiences engaged by this English-language import from Europe. The filmmakers attempt to keep older kids and grown-ups involved, too -- a running bit about "on-line" birds, who sit on electrical wires, is very funny. A Stork's Journey deals with finding one's place in the world and the elements that can turn disparate folks (or species) into a family. However, it isn't a gentle journey. Scary-looking predators and life-threatening situations come up frequently, and there are sad moments in which it appears that one or more of the heroes will not make it. Those instances, and the fact that the film feels a bit long and occasionally repetitive, means the movie is not appropriate for little ones or super-sensitive kids.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

Families can talk about bird migration. What did you learn from A Stork's Journey about the reasons birds make the long, perilous journeys every year? Find out more about which birds fly south and their destinations. Where do North American birds land in the winter?

What does this movie tell you about what it takes to make a family? What did Claudius learn about his family? How do humans, like the birds in this story, sometimes create an "unofficial" family?

Who was Oleg? What did he mean to Olga? Do you have an imaginary friend? Describe him or her, and talk or write about how what you do together.

Movie Details

• On DVD or streaming : June 1, 2017
• Cast : Drake Bell , Jane Lynch , Marc Thompson
• Director : Toby Genkel
• Inclusion Information : Female actors, Gay actors
• Studio : Lionsgate
• Genre : Family and Kids
• Topics : Adventures , Brothers and Sisters , Friendship , Wild Animals
• Character Strengths : Teamwork
• Run time : 84 minutes
• MPAA rating : PG
• MPAA explanation : some peril
• Last updated : February 7, 2024

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A stork's journey.

Directed by Toby Genkel , Reza Memari

Their adventure is the destination.

Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.

Cooper Kelly Kramer Shannon Conley Marc Thompson Jason Griffith Maud Ackermann Jonathan Todd Ross Schroeder Kacmar Drake Bell

Directors Directors

Toby Genkel Reza Memari

Producers Producers

Sian Bolland Mathieu Vierendeel

Writer Writer

Reza Memari

Editor Editor

Art direction art direction.

Stéphane Lecocq

Composer Composer

Éric Neveux

Walking The Dog Den Siste Skilling Knudsen & Streuber Medienmanufaktur Ulysses Filmproduktion Melusine Productions

Belgium Germany Luxembourg Norway USA

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12 feb 2017, 18 may 2017, 28 apr 2017, 05 may 2017, 11 may 2017, 19 may 2017, 30 jun 2017, 20 jul 2017, 17 aug 2017, 31 aug 2017, 26 oct 2017, 07 feb 2018, 21 mar 2018, 10 feb 2019, 12 may 2017, 31 aug 2018, 11 feb 2019, 28 aug 2017, 17 jul 2018, releases by country.

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Russian Federation

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Review by AngelWorks ★½ 1

There's a scene where one of the birds gets some tulips in his head. I'm convinced this is a rip-off of the 2016 Storks.

Review by Supermarios05 ★½ 2

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

No: I promise this time it is not Qvisten Animation, but another studio from another country, albeit still European. A Stork's Journey (also called Richard The Stork, Little Bird's Big Adventure and you name it) is a 2017 German film, made by the collaboration of several studios, including Ulysses Filmproduktion, also involved in The Amazing Maurice and the Ooops... duology (coincidentally, all 4 films are directed by Toby Genkel). Overall, the film grossed in the global market (excluding the USA) $14.4 million, which is impressive for such an unremarkable film with a probably low budget (this is not stated). This prompted the makers to make a sequel, Richard The Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel (also called Little…

Review by mv ★

This movie recycles all the kid movie clichés from 30 years ago. Your children will be exposed to outdated parental roles (it's 2017, dads are allowed to be loving) and they will most likely get the wrong idea about adoption ("you're adopted, so we're abandoning you now"). It's so bad, there's a scene where the sparrow is sitting atop a wall and because he leans too close to the edge he breaks through the rock and falls down. Never mind the fact that a sparrow weights about 30 g or that he can fly!

Review by Floh Dambrosio ★★★

Kleiner ruhiger und liebenswerter Film, nix wildes, nix besonderes, was für kleine oder mal zum abschalten für nen Sonntagnachmittag.

Junior hat sich denn fürs Freitagkino ausgesucht, hätte ich denn alleine geguckt, wäre der Film nur ne gute 2 von 5. Aber die Atmosphäre, der Spaß mit der Familie, hat denn Film für die Momentaufnahme aufgewertet.

Es geht um einen kleinen Spatz, der früh seine Familie verliert, als noch im Ei ist, von Störche aufgenommen wird, sich dann selbst für einen Storch hält. Dann fliegt die Familie ohne ihn nach Afrika, er begibt sich dann auf die Reise und trifft eine Eule mit einem imaginären Freund, einen Wellensittichen, der sich für einen krassen Sänger hält und einige "Internetsüchtigen" Tauben.

Natürlich ist die Geschichte komplett klar, Animationen sind okay, Kann man mal machen, wenn man Kinder hat, es gibt nix wirklich aufregendes, außer das Ende (ein kleines bisschen). Familie hatte Spaß, müsste kurz einmal auf Pause drücken, weil Frau gelacht hat.

Review by Luke Thorne ★★

Toby Genkel and Reza Memari’s animated film. An orphaned sparrow embarks on the challenge of a lifetime when his adopted family of storks leave on their annual migration and he must keep up.

The story concerns a gang of storks who adopt Richard, a left alone sparrow, who begins thinking he is one of them. When the storks get ready for migration, Richard takes part in what is a hard expedition ahead of him.

Cooper Kelly Kramer gives an okay voice performance in his role as Richard, the young sparrow who goes on the adventure of his life, but has to be careful with himself. However, there are occasions where Richard doesn’t really know what to do with himself.

Elsewhere,…

Review by Jeryl Koh ★

Story and Characters: 1/5 Animation: 1/5 Soundtrack and Other Elements: 1.5/5 Level of Enjoyment: 1/5 Overall Score: 4.5/20 Blaziker’s Hot Sauce Rating: Mild Song: “Perfect Life” by Levina (more on why I chose that song later) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7pUKkSrXFY

In the well-loved Singapore musical drama “Schoolhouse Rockz!” (probably to avoid the copyright from the creators of “Schoolhouse Rocks”), the main character, a student previously from a prestigious school who was downgraded into a public school after flunking her primary school national school exams, was getting used to her new surroundings when she stumbles upon the public school’s trophy case. She realised that all the certificates and trophies in the trophy case were participatory awards and thought to herself, “Don’t they win…

Review by Búho 718 ★

Alguien por favor hágale entender a esa estúpida golondrina que no es una cigüeña

Review by PUNQ ★★

Quite fun, and part of it is Norwegian, which of course I as a Norwegian appreciate. B-grade animation, but because they don't try to go overboard with exaggerated gags it become pleasant instead of annoying like so many other of the lower-tier cartoons being released today. More set to European sensitivities. But of course, if you only accept the best of the best in animation, then this stork adventure is not for you.

Review by floraradley ★★★

It's alright, I liked the internet pigeons.

Review by Jaydean4 ★½

Like rio but didn’t hit.

Review by la creatura

so much bird racism here

Review by ReganE02 ★

It was kinda cute but then it turned into a worse version of Bolt and Tarzan.

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Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.

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