Arts & Entertainment
In East County Movie Theaters: 'The Big Year'
Competitive birders ruffle feathers on the road to the top.
In life, just about everyone reaches a crossroads where they long for the chance to live big, break free and leave a mark.
In The Big Year, a nerdy comedy starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, three men—competitive birders who are friendly rivals—are at different life stages but the same point: they all want “a big year.”
In the birding world, a big year is a when a birder devotes a calendar year to spotting the most species of birds in a single area—it’s a big adventure with a cutthroat edge.
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Martin and Black abandon routines and take flight on a journey that finds them crossing paths and becoming friends as they seek to break the record of reigning big year champ Wilson. And this film is as much about buddies as it is birds—or perhaps the birds are just the means to a charming, funny end.
Plenty of laughs, vast stretches of scenery, and lots of beautiful birds make this road trip flick something to chirp about.
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GROSSMONT CENTER 10, 5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa.
Footloose: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
The Big Year: PG, 1 hour, 40 minutes.
The Thing: R, 1 hour, 43 minutes.
50/50: R, 1 hour, 39 minutes.
Dolphin Tale: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Dolphin Tale 3D: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Moneyball: PG-13, 2 hours, 6 minutes.
Real Steel: PG-13, 2 hours, 7 minutes.
The Ides of March: R, 1 hour, 38 minutes.
The Lion King 3D: G, 1 hour, 27 minutes.
REGAL PARKWAY PLAZA STADIUM 18 & IMAX, 405 Parkway Plaza, El Cajon.
The Big Year: PG, 1 hour, 40 minutes.
The Thing: R, 1 hour, 43 minutes.
50/50: R, 1 hour, 39 minutes.
Abduction: PG-13, 1 hour, 46 minutes.
Contagion: PG-13, 1 hour, 45 minutes.
Courageous: PG-13.
Dolphin Tale: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Dolphin Tale 3D: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Dream House: R, 1 hour, 31 minutes.
Drive: R, 1 hour, 40 minutes.
Footloose: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Killer Elite: R, 1 hour, 40 minutes.
Moneyball: PG-13, 2 hours, 6 minutes.
Real Steel: PG-13, 2 hours, 7 minutes.
Real Steel: The IMAX Experience: PG-13, 2 hours, 7 minutes.
The Help: PG-13, 2 hours, 17 minutes.
The Ides of March: R, 1 hour, 38 minutes.
The Lion King 3D: G, 1 hour, 27 minutes.
The Smurfs: PG, 1 hour, 40 minutes.
What's Your Number?: R, 1 hour, 46 minutes.
EDWARDS RANCHO SAN DIEGO 15, 2951 Jamacha Road, El Cajon.
Footloose: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
The Big Year: PG, 1 hour, 40 minutes.
The Thing: R, 1 hour, 43 minutes.
50/50: R, 1 hour, 39 minutes.
Abduction: PG-13, 1 hour, 46 minutes.
Contagion: PG-13, 1 hour, 45 minutes.
Dolphin Tale: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Dolphin Tale 3D: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Dream House: R, 1 hour, 31 minutes.
Killer Elite: R, 1 hour, 40 minutes.
Moneyball: PG-13, 2 hours, 6 minutes.
Real Steel: PG-13, 2 hours, 7 minutes.
The Ides of March: R, 1 hour, 38 minutes.
The Lion King 3D: G, 1 hour, 27 minutes.
Warrior: PG-13, 2 hours, 19 minutes.
What's Your Number?: R, 1 hour, 46 minutes.
SANTEE DRIVE-IN, 10990 Woodside Ave. North, Santee.
Theater 1
Footloose: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Abduction: PG-13, 1 hour, 46 minutes.
Theater 2
Real Steel: PG-13, 2 hours, 7 minutes.
Dolphin Tale: PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes.
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