The Big Year (2011) is a comedy and adaptation film, scheduled to be released on October 14, 2011 in theaters worldwide. It is under the direction of David Frankel, starring Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Steve Martin, Rashida Jones, Anjelica Huston, Dustin Hoffman, and Jim Parsons. This movie is distributed by 20^th Century Fox, produced by Ben Stiller, Carol Fenelon, and Jeremy Kramer.

In here, the three friendly rivals Steve Martin who is experiencing a mid-life crisis, Jack Black having a late-life crisis, and Owen Wilson having an ordinary no-life crisis. They were tired of following their obligations and responsibilities amended to them, that is why they decided to expend their big year by cross-country journey of adventures. With this they try to win the North American Big Year, which is an annual bird-watching competition.