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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 120 min United States of America R 16+
★8.5
Drama, Comedy
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
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Description
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Budget:
$18M
US Gross:
$42.34M
Worldwide:
$103.22M
Starring
Michael Keaton
Actor
Zach Galifianakis
Actor
Edward Norton
Actor
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
— Best Cast Ensemble
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Screenplay
Golden Eagle 2016
— Best International Feature Film
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Screenplay
Golden Eagle 2016
— Best International Feature Film
BAFTA 2015
— Best Cinematography
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2015
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2015
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2015
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2015
— Best Sound
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2015
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Sound Editing
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Sound
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Director
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Original Score
Venice Film Festival 2014
— Future Film Festival Digital Award
Venice Film Festival 2014
— Nazareno Taddei Award
Venice Film Festival 2014
— Leoncino d'Oro Award
Venice Film Festival 2014
— Golden Lion
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Fantasy Film
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Actor
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015
— Best Actress
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015
— Best Fight
BAFTA 2015
— Best Picture
Venice Film Festival 2014
— Soundtrack Stars Award – Best Score (Critics)
César Awards 2016
— Best International Feature Film
BAFTA 2015
— David Lean Award for Direction
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actress
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Director
Key opinion
Birdman is widely celebrated as a technically audacious achievement that uses a seamless long-take aesthetic to explore the intersection of ego, fame, and artistic integrity. While most critics laud Michael Keaton's career-defining performance and the film's philosophical ambition, some viewers find the narrative pacing exhausting and the open-ended conclusion unsatisfying.
| Acting | Michael Keaton provides a brilliant, career-reviving performance that poignantly mirrors his own professional history as a former superhero actor. | |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki’s continuous long-take cinematography creates an immersive, technically masterful experience that masterfully blurs the lines between reality and artifice. | |
| Score | The percussion-heavy, jazz-inspired score effectively creates a unique, erratic tension that propels the narrative forward. | |
| Theme | The film’s philosophical exploration of celebrity culture and the creative process is intellectual and thought-provoking, though some critics argue it leans into pretension. | |
| Pacing | The ambitious technical execution and unconventional tempo polarize viewers: supporters find it exhilarating and immersive, while detractors label it boring or overly exhausting. | |
| Ending | The ambiguous, open-ended conclusion serves as a point of contention, with some finding it a brilliant invitation to analysis and others viewing it as a hollow resolution. |