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You ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the Mafia princess?
The 10th biggest box office hit of 2020 globally, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a twisted tale told by Harley herself, as only she can tell it. After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
Nominated for four People’s Choice Awards, including Favourite Movie, Birds of Prey has won 17 awards so far, including Best Actress for Margot Robbie (I, Tonya, Bombshell) as Harley Quinn and Best Actor for Ewan McGregor (Star Wars, Fargo) as Roman at the 2021 Critics Choice Super Awards’ superhero category, where Birds of Prey was also nominated for Best Superhero Movie and Jurnee Smollet (Lovecraft Country) was up for Best Actress as Black Canary. Birds of Prey was Rotten Tomatoes’ best reviewed comic book and graphic novel film adaptation in 2020, and one of its 10 best-reviewed wide-release films overall.
In their four star review, The Observer hailed Birds of Prey as “the movie equivalent of a fairground ride with all the bolts loosened and the safety booklet blazed long ago when someone ran out of Rizlas.”
