The Birdcage

South Beach, a warm evening, a club's thumping bass. A drag show dazzles, a family secret waits, a son's fiancée is coming. Nichols makes farce feel effortless.

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Mike Nichols directed The Birdcage in 1996. See Mike Nichols's full filmography, where to start with Mike Nichols, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mike Nichols.

The Birdcage was released in 1996 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 119 minutes.