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Spoiler-free premise
A San Francisco socialite follows a lawyer to a coastal town where birds begin behaving with unexplained aggression.
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San Francisco socialite Melanie Daniels follows lawyer Mitch Brenner to Bodega Bay with two lovebirds for his young sister. After a gull attacks, birds of multiple species begin gathering and striking residents without explanation.
Why it belongs
The Birds removes musical reassurance and explanation until wing sounds, open sky, windows, and ordinary coastal space become a collective threat.
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Lovebirds, telephone wires, a schoolyard jungle gym, diner windows, attic darkness, and electronically designed bird cries create escalation through observation. Wide frames make danger possible anywhere in the sky.
