The Birdcage

1996 · TMDB 7.0

Directed by Mike Nichols

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.

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

Director · Mike Nichols Producer · Mike Nichols Writer · Elaine May Cinematography · Emmanuel Lubezki Composer · Jonathan Tunick Editor · Arthur Schmidt

Runtime: 119 min
Released: 1996-03-03
Studio: United Artists
Country: United States of America
Language: French
TMDB score: 7.0

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Tim Laws

2026-07-05

Very funny. Nathan Lane is amazing as is Hank Azaria. The ending just fizzles out to nothing though, which is a shame.