Birdman

2014 • 119 minutes
3.9
8K reviews
91%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Michael Keaton joins Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis and Naomi Watts in this riveting story about fame, fantasy and second chances. When a former superhero film star (Keaton) sets out to make a comeback on Broadway, he grapples with self-doubt, harsh critics, and his estranged daughter (Stone) in this imaginative, wickedly funny film from writer/director Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

3.9
8K reviews
Luke Tipton
May 11, 2015
Yeah, this sorta left me cold. The illusion of the continuous single shot through the whole film was admittedly impressive on a technical level, but I ultimately found it distracting. I kept checking out of the drama every 10 minutes to try and spot the hidden cuts between takes. Maybe because as a comedy I just didn't find it that funny. At all. And probably because the tone of the whole thing came off a little too self-important to me. I dunno... great performances all around, though.
Daniel Sanchez
March 28, 2015
I watched this on a flight back from Europe after hearing it won best picture. Iñárritu, if you're reading this give me back the 45m of my life I wasted watching this movie because I couldn't watch any more. The acting was great and the movie its This won best movie just because it's a movie about actors. From what I saw there is nothing I could relate to and it never game a reason WHY I SHOULD CARE. Technically well made and acting was great but the plot is terrible and overall an absolute waste of time.
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Adam Webb
February 4, 2015
I went into this movie expecting a bigger comedic aspect, but was pleasantly entertained by the drama with funny parts here and there. It's all well done in the style of a stage play, even behind the stage. You'll end up wondering what's real and what isn't, and will be absorbed in the story. I hardly noticed how well it was shot until halfway through. Very well done cinematography. I think the cohesion could have been improved, you don't really care about all the characters until they reach their arcs.