Top billed cast

1. 

   Michael Keaton

   Riggan

2. 

   Emma Stone

   Sam

3. 

   Zach Galifianakis

   Jake

4. 

   Edward Norton

   Mike

5. 

   Andrea Riseborough

   Laura

6. 

   Naomi Watts

   Lesley

7. 

   Amy Ryan

   Sylvia

8. 

   Lindsay Duncan

   Tabitha

9. 

   Merritt Wever

   Annie

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Reviews

A review by mattwilde123

Written by mattwilde123 on 2017-03-09

This film tells the story of an over-the-hill actor called Riggan Thomson (brilliantly portrayed by Michael Keaton) who was once the star of a superhero blockbuster franchise known as 'Birdman'. We are shown his journey into making a Broadway production starting with the initial rehearsals and read-throughs. What follows is a brilliant exploration of celebrity culture in an intriguing and satirical way.

'Birdman' could essentially be looked at as one continuous long shot. The camera constantly weaves around the actors and action and so the audience are completely immersed into the perspecti...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$18,000,000.00

Revenue
$103,215,094.00

Keywords

• new york city
• midlife crisis
• show business
• superhero
• dark comedy
• times square
• alter ego
• aging actor
• broadway
• magic realism
• burlesque
• meditative
• city life
• father daughter relationship
• inner voice
• brisk
• tragic