The Birdcage

    • Common Sense Age 15+
    • Critics Consensus 84%
    • HD
    • CC
    • Comedy
    • 1 Hour 59 Minutes
    • 4.6 • 355 Ratings

In this contemporary American adaptation of the 1978 outrageous French farce La Cage Aux Folles, the story centers on the life of a middle-aged, flamboyant gay couple...Armand and Albert...in the eclectic community of South Beach, Florida, who have raised a straight son. The son announces his engagement to the daughter of a right-wing U.S. senator, and wants to bring his fiancee and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his family for the first time. What choice is there but to accept his decision with love! So Armand and Albert must pretend to be very straight by attempting to play out the roles of your typical heterosexual "husband" and "wife"! Easier said than done...

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In this contemporary American adaptation of the 1978 outrageous French farce La Cage Aux Folles, the story centers on the life of a middle-aged, flamboyant gay couple...Armand and Albert...in the eclectic community of South Beach, Florida, who have raised a straight son. The son announces his engagement to the daughter of a right-wing U.S. senator, and wants to bring his fiancee and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his family for the first time. What choice is there but to accept his decision with love! So Armand and Albert must pretend to be very straight by attempting to play out the roles of your typical heterosexual "husband" and "wife"! Easier said than done...

    • Rent $3.99
    • Buy $14.99

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Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
355 Ratings

355 Ratings

84% TOMATOMETER

Critics Consensus: 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.

15+ COMMON SENSE

Campy, comedic romp with lots of profanity.

Cast & Crew

Information

Studio
MGM
Genre
Comedy
Released
Copyright

Languages

Primary
English (Dolby 5.1, Stereo, Subtitles, CC)
Additional

Danish (Subtitles), Dutch (Subtitles), Finnish (Subtitles), French (Stereo, Subtitles), Norwegian (Subtitles), Polish (Subtitles), Portuguese (Subtitles), Spanish (Stereo, Subtitles), Spanish (Spain) (Subtitles), Swedish (Subtitles)

Accessibility

CC
Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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