Birdman

2014 • 119 minutes
3.9
8K reviews
91%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Michael Keaton joins Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis and Naomi Watts in this riveting story about fame, fantasy and second chances. When a former superhero film star (Keaton) sets out to make a comeback on Broadway, he grapples with self-doubt, harsh critics, and his estranged daughter (Stone) in this imaginative, wickedly funny film from writer/director Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

3.9
8K reviews
Donna Mixon
August 8, 2016
This is one of the worst movies ever made. It mocks Keaton's iconic Batman role and leaves him a drunken, drug-addled, depressing loser who can't hold his s*it together for any length of time at all. It tries to be witty but misses that target, too. Stay as far away from this steaming pile of poo as you can.
5 people found this review helpful
Jaron Davis
February 26, 2015
Awful movie full of jaw jacking about nothing. No point to the movie and (SPOILER ALERT) the final climax if the movie is simply the guy killing himself, which seems fitting for this movie because watching it made me want to kill myself for wasting so much time on it. ALSO for those saying people rating this movie one star because we cant appreciate the greater meaning of the movie... how about this: Nobody cares about the greater meaning of an actors problems. Give me something with REAL meaning.
21 people found this review helpful
Travis Confer
February 14, 2015
A lot of people give this movie 5 stars and give no reason for why they like it. They just list off why the "haters" are tasteless peasants. The cinematography was wonderful, I enjoyed that a lot. Acting was pretty good as well. But at the end of the film I felt nothing. I didn't feel sad or mad or happy. I felt like I had watched a 2 hour demo on beautiful camera direction. I wasn't moved by the ambiguity that critics love so much. The film didn't make me sit and think. It made me feel nothing.
14 people found this review helpful