The Birdcage 1996 Watch Free in HD

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.

Genre:

Comedy

Actors:

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

Director:

Mike Nichols

Country:

United States

Release:

1996

IMDb:

7.2

Quality:

Duration:

117 min

Variety

The Birdcage is a scream.

March 26, 2009

TV Guide

What might be a surprise, given the talents involved, is how relentlessly unfunny it is.

May 29, 2011

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Quickflix

The Birdcage grossed nearly $200 million worldwide in 1996, and that is significant. Box Office Mojo says it's the highest grossing queer film of all time, though they're not counting Frozen and 300, and they probably should.

August 24, 2014

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Washington Post

If The Birdcage isn't exactly the Mike Nichols-Elaine May movie of our dreams, it does manage to transform what was formerly a campy bit of French fluff into one of the loopiest, most hysterical family-values movies ever made.

May 27, 2011

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7M Pictures

At its core, it is about human relationships. They're extreme relationships, and they're cross-wired to get an electric reaction, but they're real characters nonetheless.

June 13, 2014

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Chicago Sun-Times

What makes Mike Nichols' version more than just a retread is good casting in the key roles, and a wicked screenplay by Elaine May, who keeps the original story but adds little zingers here and there.

January 01, 2000

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Movie Metropolis

Robin Williams plays off of a flaming Nathan Lane with delicious understatement and anchors a farce that moves along at a brisk pace-with or without heels.

July 16, 2014

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Time Out

It doesn't so much champion diversity as celebrate conformity.

June 24, 2006

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San Francisco Chronicle

A glossy miscalculation with Nathan Lane and Robin Williams.

June 18, 2002

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Empire Magazine

It undoubtedly remains a genial crowd pleaser. If the dress fits, wear it.

May 29, 2011

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Common Sense Media

Campy, comedic romp with lots of profanity.

August 19, 2014

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Chicago Reader

This isn't the supreme masterpiece it might have been, but Nichols's direction is very polished and some of the lines and details are awfully funny.

May 29, 2011

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