The Birdcage

Name: The Birdcage
Duration: 1 h 57 min

1hr 57m

1hr 57m
3.9/5 (83.8K)
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A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Mike Nichols

Writer:

Jean Poiret, Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro

Release Date:

Mar 8, 1996

Runtime:

1hr 57m

Synopsis

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.

Cast

Robin Williams
Gene Hackman
Nathan Lane
Dianne Wiest
Dan Futterman
Calista Flockhart
Hank Azaria
Christine Baranski
Tom McGowan
Grant Heslov

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.9

RATINGS 8.3K FANS

3.9

May 28, 2020

the son is the biggest cinematic villain known to man

11.9K Likes

Madison 🎭

May 10, 2019

when they told agador to put on some straight looking clothes and he showed up in a white crop top with “STRAIGHT LOOKING” written across the front...a true lgbtq icon

11.0K Likes

eely

Aug 17, 2014

The heart-warming tale of a lovely gay couple who must overcome having an asshole straight son. This could have been cringe-inducing but it's a winner.

6.7K Likes

Nathan Rabin
Sep 3, 2017

robin williams' full-bodied horror when he walks back into the room and gene hackman is talking about killing abortion doctors is just some of the all-time funniest acting ever

6.5K Likes

allison

Jun 27, 2019

god i wish i had robin williams nathan lane and christine baranski as parents but instead i have clinical depression

5.6K Likes

vi

Apr 6, 2021

all the cultural references in this still work because the worst conservative politicians never die

5.2K Likes

Mike Ginn
Apr 16, 2016

OH GOD I PIERCED THE TOAST

3.9K Likes

Kait

Jul 18, 2018

Chewing gum helps me think. Sweetie, you’re wasting your gum.

3.5K Likes

alex

Mar 24, 2019

gay mustachioed robin williams is honestly my dream man

2.9K Likes

antonio

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Olivia M loved

The Birdcage

what’s a pirin??? it’s aspirin with the a and the s scraped off

😂 🔥 10 3Y

Victoria loved

The Birdcage

everything abt this movie is *chefs kiss*

🔥 2 3Y

sara loved

The Birdcage

this was so funny

🔥 😂 2 2Y
Joey Schmidt liked

The Birdcage

Honestly, I think this movie is one of Robin William's most underrated films. The comedy and the story were both fun, the acting was great and I had a good time watching it all the way through. Would definitely watch again if I had the chance.

🔥 1 2Y

Izaak Whisler loved

The Birdcage

honestly everyone here serves and it’s really great. i love nathan lane so much he is literally so talented and the true backbone of this piece. just a shame no one kicked val in the face for being an unsupportive POS.

🔥 1 3Y

Not0reo_ loved

The Birdcage

so amazing if you don’t give it a love your homophobic

🔥 1 2Y
Kikiiii loved

The Birdcage

GODS, They all did a good job (Soft spot for Robin)

😭 1 2M

Khay liked

The Birdcage

I miss robin williams.

😭 1 2M

Oliver Gideon disliked

The Birdcage

It’s boring

🔥 1 2Y