Movies and TvShows featuring "mechanical-bird" theme.

Flik, a misfit ant, recruits a group of bugs from a failed circus troupe to save his colony from the greedy grasshoppers. Together, they work to scare away the grasshoppers by creating an artificial bird. In the end, Flik's plan succeeds, and the ants are saved.

The Girl is a biographical drama that tells the story of a single mother who overcomes various challenges and becomes a successful actress in Hollywood. The movie explores themes of perseverance, love, and the pursuit of dreams.

This Beautiful Fantastic is a modern fairy tale about a young woman named Bella who forms an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous old man named Alfie. As Bella tries to overcome her obsessive-compulsive disorder and pursue her dream of becoming a writer, Alfie helps her find inspiration in creating a beautiful garden. Along the way, Bella also develops relationships with her quirky neighbors and deals with personal challenges. Set in the picturesque backdrop of London, this comedy-drama explores the themes of friendship, creativity, and self-discovery.

City Girl follows the story of a young woman who moves from the city to the countryside after getting married. She faces a marital crisis as she tries to adapt to her new environment and deals with conflicts between her father-in-law and husband. The film explores themes of love, family, and the contrast between city and country life.

In Francoist Spain, a woman named Anna rejects the advances of a man and becomes entangled in a web of dark family secrets. As she explores her surroundings, she discovers allegorical references to violence against women and the suffocating patriarchal society she lives in. Through singing, painting, and encountering symbolic objects such as guns, scissors, and candles, Anna unravels a murder mystery, revealing the dysfunctional dynamics of her family and the social commentary embedded in her country estate. Along the way, she also grapples with her own secret admirer and delves into a triad of love, obsession, and fantasy life. Anna's journey takes her from the art-filled halls of a museum to the mysterious incantation of an epileptic dowager with gout. Through it all, Anna forges platonic relationships and navigates the contrasting landscapes of an oppressive city and the freeing countryside. As her nightmares and anonymous letters intensify, Anna must confront her fears and find her own truth.

Adaptation of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health.

Dennis O'Keefe, newly married to lovely Sheila Ryan, is in a jam. O'Keefe's former girl friend, exotic dancer Marie McDonald, has in her possession an expensive, jeweled garter given to her by O'Keefe in his bachelor days. McDonald intends to show the garter to O'Keefe's suspicious wife, so Our Hero must retrieve the embarrassing accouterment without tipping off the missus.

Conceiving Ada is a drama/fantasy/sci-fi movie about a woman named Emmy, who uses a virtual reality device to time travel and communicate with the 19th century mathematician Ada Lovelace. Along the way, she explores themes of religion, genius, and the role of women in history.

Inspector Clouseau has feelings of vulnerability and what he fears may be paranoia after he is assigned to guard a priceless jewel. Unbeknownst to him, he has already narrowly escaped several covert attempts on his life by two jewel thieves. Clouseau goes to see a psychiatrist, who turns out to be one of the thieves in disguise!

Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies is a mesmerizing and visually stunning stop-motion animation film that delves into the themes of repetition and machinery. Set in a neo-noir world, the film takes viewers on a journey through a series of scenes featuring mechanical birds, drawings, candles, beds, barcodes, and strings. Through the use of intricate stop-motion techniques, the film brings to life a unique and haunting exploration of the relationship between humans and technology.

Charley has to find an ostrich egg in a hurry for a disgruntled visitor, but he doesn't count on the introduction of some surreal plot twists and turns that foil his every attempt.

A difficult love encounter between two fragile human beings with a De Chirico-like surreal landscape as a background and major obstacle.