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''The Big Year'' is a 2011 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] of the 2004 [[RealLife nonfiction]] book by Mark Obmascik starring Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SteveMartin and Owen Wilson as three birders, each trying to break the "Big Year" record for the most bird species seen in North America in a calendar year.

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''The Big Year'' is a 2011 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] of the 2004 [[RealLife nonfiction]] book by Mark Obmascik starring Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SteveMartin and Owen Wilson Creator/OwenWilson as three birders, each trying to break the "Big Year" record for the most bird species seen in North America in a calendar year.
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* GottaCatchThemAll: This ''is'' a movie about birders.

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* GottaCatchThemAll: This ''is'' a movie about birders. While most birders view the whole "lists" thing with a level of good humor, the serious ones still get quite determined about their listmaking.



* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Bostick managed to finally see an snowy owl and win the Big Year. But it costed his marriage with Jessica]].

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* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Bostick managed to finally see an snowy owl and win the Big Year. But it costed cost him his marriage with Jessica]].



* SeriousBusiness: Birding.

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* SeriousBusiness: Birding. Even people who don't know any birders, have never done any birding, and couldn't tell a Robin from a Red-tailed Hawk are aware of how serious top-notch birders are about their birding.


* AwesomeMcCoolName: Annie Auklet. Her passion for birds led her to legalize change her surname for one of her favorite species: the auklet.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The driving force of the film. It's filled with so many species that it will get any bird or animal lover truly amused.

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