The Birdcage (1996)
Directed by Mike Nichols · 119 min · Comedy, Romance
63.1 TOPICAL score · #1,107 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Birdcage (1996, directed by Mike Nichols) has a TOPICAL score of 63.1 - ranked 1,107 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 11 nominations, including the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Critics: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (1,434 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics81% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (1,434 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 11 nominations - incl. Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages
- Still read60,336 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Robin Williams (actor #39), Gene Hackman (actor #44), Nathan Lane (actor #924), Dianne Wiest (actor #201)