Where to watch The Birdcage in the United States
The Birdcage (1996) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can watch The Birdcage (1996) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
Inside a vibrant South Beach cabaret, a chaotic family attempts to perform a frantic charade of traditional masculinity for a pair of judgmental in-laws. This riotous farce finds its heart in the friction between performative normalcy and the unapologetic joy of living authentically.
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Director
Mike Nichols
Cast
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov
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The Birdcage
You can watch The Birdcage (1996) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
7.0/10
RT Critics
84%
Metacritic
Director
Mike Nichols
Cast
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov
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