Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

The film has an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews.^[4]

Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five and wrote, "YA dramedy about anxiety has language, innuendo, drinking."^[5]

Cath Clarke of The Guardian also awarded the film three stars out of five and wrote, "The family dysfunction stuff is sensitively handled with some originality..."^[6]

Cyntia Vinney of Comic Book Resources gave the film a positive review and wrote, "None of this would land, however, if it weren’t for Zumann’s earnest, heartfelt performance. He perfectly balances James' anxiety with his underlying sweetness as well as his awkward idiosyncrasy."^[7]

Glenn Kenny of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The movie gets so drunk on its stylistic affectations (and unfunny attempts at cerebral comedy) that by the time it sobers up to take James's mental health seriously, it's too little, too late."^[8]

• Official website
• Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets at IMDb
• Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets at Rotten Tomatoes