Film

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu

  • Drama, Comedy
  • 120 min
  • R

How did we end up here?

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.

DramaComedynew york citymidlife crisisshow businesssuperherodark comedytimes squarealter egoaging actorbroadwaymagic realismcity lifefather daughter relationship

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Character

Prestige, meticulous, relentless and character-led.

  • unpretentiousprestige
  • rawmeticulous
  • contemplativerelentless
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • resolvedopen-ended

Who loves it, who doesn't

The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 5The Empath: disliked by 15 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 1The Genre Devotee: disliked by 21 / 2The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 22The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 1The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 11 / 1The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 11The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: disliked by 10 / 1The SincereThe Sincere: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

26 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.

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