Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

4.05
    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
    2014

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Michael KeatonRiggan Thomson
    • Emma StoneSam Thomson
    • Zach GalifianakisJake
    • Edward NortonMike Shiner
    • Andrea RiseboroughLaura Aulburn
    • Amy RyanSylvia
    • Naomi WattsLesley Truman
    • Lindsay DuncanTabitha Dickinson
    • Merritt WeverAnnie
    • Jeremy ShamosRalph

    Recommendations

    • 100

      The Telegraph

      Spectacular, star-powered cinema that makes us ask anew what cinema is for. Call it a "Dark Knight" of the soul.
    • 100

      CineVue

      Birdman is a rich, startlingly clever and multi-layered collage, with Iñárritu creating a meta-universe of mirrors and performances upon performances.
    • 100

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The film's exhilarating originality, black comedy and tone that is at once empathetic and acidic will surely strike a strong chord with audiences looking for something fresh that will take them somewhere they haven't been before.
    • 100

      The Playlist

      It’s borderline miraculous.
    • 100

      Time Out London

      It's dazzling and rambling, intimate and sprawling, and it's carried along by an infectious, off-the-cuff jazz score. As soon as it ends, you'll be dying to fly with it again.
    • 100

      Variety

      A triumph on every creative level, from casting to execution.
    • 91

      Hitfix

      Birdman dares to be ambiguous, but unlike most essays in ambiguity, it is also a hell of a lot of fun.
    • 91

      IndieWire

      Moment to moment, Birdman manages to shift gears, its roaming camera revealing new surprises as it glides along. That degree of unpredictability provides it with the ultimate response to the sea of formulaic mediocrities at the center of its critique.

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