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Mike Nichols wrangles agreeably amusing performances from Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in this fun, if not quite essential, remake of the French comedy La Cage aux Folles.
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All Critics (48) | Top Critics (12) | DVD (2)
This isn't the supreme masterpiece it might have been, but Nichols's direction is very polished and some of the lines and details are awfully funny. May 29, 2011 | Full Review…
This isn't the supreme masterpiece it might have been, but Nichols's direction is very polished and some of the lines and details are awfully funny.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
If The Birdcage isn't exactly the Mike Nichols-Elaine May movie of our dreams, it does manage to transform what was formerly a campy bit of French fluff into one of the loopiest, most hysterical family-values movies ever made. May 27, 2011 | Full Review…
If The Birdcage isn't exactly the Mike Nichols-Elaine May movie of our dreams, it does manage to transform what was formerly a campy bit of French fluff into one of the loopiest, most hysterical family-values movies ever made.
Hal Hinson
The Birdcage is a scream. Mar 26, 2009
The Birdcage is a scream.
Todd McCarthy
It doesn't so much champion diversity as celebrate conformity. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
It doesn't so much champion diversity as celebrate conformity.
A glossy miscalculation with Nathan Lane and Robin Williams. Jun 18, 2002 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
A glossy miscalculation with Nathan Lane and Robin Williams.
Edward Guthmann
What makes Mike Nichols' version more than just a retread is good casting in the key roles, and a wicked screenplay by Elaine May, who keeps the original story but adds little zingers here and there. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
What makes Mike Nichols' version more than just a retread is good casting in the key roles, and a wicked screenplay by Elaine May, who keeps the original story but adds little zingers here and there.
Roger Ebert
The Birdcage is a little film with knee-slapping scenes coupled with thoughtfully acute moments as well. Sep 7, 2017 | Full Review…
The Birdcage is a little film with knee-slapping scenes coupled with thoughtfully acute moments as well.
Candice Frederick
The Birdcage grossed nearly $200 million worldwide in 1996, and that is significant. Box Office Mojo says it's the highest grossing queer film of all time, though they're not counting Frozen and 300, and they probably should. Aug 24, 2014 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
The Birdcage grossed nearly $200 million worldwide in 1996, and that is significant. Box Office Mojo says it's the highest grossing queer film of all time, though they're not counting Frozen and 300, and they probably should.
Simon Miraudo
Campy, comedic romp with lots of profanity. Aug 19, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Campy, comedic romp with lots of profanity.
Andrea Beach
Robin Williams plays off of a flaming Nathan Lane with delicious understatement and anchors a farce that moves along at a brisk pace-with or without heels. Jul 16, 2014 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Robin Williams plays off of a flaming Nathan Lane with delicious understatement and anchors a farce that moves along at a brisk pace-with or without heels.
James Plath
At its core, it is about human relationships. They're extreme relationships, and they're cross-wired to get an electric reaction, but they're real characters nonetheless. Jun 13, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
At its core, it is about human relationships. They're extreme relationships, and they're cross-wired to get an electric reaction, but they're real characters nonetheless.
Kevin Carr
What might be a surprise, given the talents involved, is how relentlessly unfunny it is. May 29, 2011 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
What might be a surprise, given the talents involved, is how relentlessly unfunny it is.
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