Film1996117 min

The Birdcage

Name: The Birdcage
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman

Taste attributes: comedygay/lesbianpoliticalfresh & originalrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agedeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeFresh and moving: a grounded comedy. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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 fiancé's conservative moralistic parents.

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