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70% Critic Match
The Birdcage
“Come as you are.”
7.0 / 10• 1996• 1h 59m•R• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
Cast & Crew
Robin Williams
Armand Goldman
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mike Nichols's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Birdcage is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
