The Birdcage

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About The Birdcage

The Birdcage is a 1996 English-language comedy and romance film directed by Mike Nichols. The cast is led by Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 1400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

The Birdcage was produced by United Artists and made in United States of America. It was released on March 3, 1996, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $31 million, it went on to gross $185 million worldwide.

Director

Mike Nichols

Writers

Elaine May

Release date

March 3, 1996

Original language

English

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$31 million

Box office

$185 million

Production

United Artists

The Birdcage cast & crew

The Birdcage was directed by Mike Nichols and written by Elaine May.

The cast features Robin Williams as Armand Goldman, Gene Hackman as Senator Kevin Keeley, Nathan Lane as Albert, Dianne Wiest as Louise Keeley, Dan Futterman as Val Goldman, and Calista Flockhart as Barbara Keeley.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jonathan Tunick, cinematography is by Emmanuel Lubezki, and it was produced by Mike Nichols and Neil Machlis.

Is The Birdcage worth watching?

The Birdcage holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 1,371 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and romance, The Birdcage is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Birdcage

In United States, you can stream The Birdcage on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, and Kanopy, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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Cast of The Birdcage

Robin Williams

Armand Goldman

Gene Hackman

Senator Kevin Keeley

Nathan Lane

Albert

Dianne Wiest

Louise Keeley

Dan Futterman

Val Goldman

Calista Flockhart

Barbara Keeley

Hank Azaria

Agador

Christine Baranski

Katharine Archer

Tom McGowan

Harry Radman

Grant Heslov

Photographer - National Enquirer

Kirby Mitchell

Chauffeur

No photo

James Lally

Stage Manager

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