---
title: 'Birdman (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alejandro González Iñárritu'
released: '2014-08-27'
runtime_minutes: 119
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/birdman-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Birdman (2014)

2014 · R · 119 min · Comedy, Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Birdman, stylized as BiRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), is a 2014 American satirical surrealist black comedy-drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The film stars Michael Keaton as a faded Hollywood actor, best known for playing a superhero named Birdman, and follows the struggles he faces while trying to make a comeback by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway adaptation of Raymond Carver's short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love". The film's supporting cast includes Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, and Naomi Watts.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alejandro González Iñárritu](https://cinepixo.com/people/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu)
- **Screenplay:** [Alejandro González Iñárritu](https://cinepixo.com/people/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu), [Nicolás Giacobone](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-giacobone), [Armando Bó](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-bo-2), [Alexander Dinelaris Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-dinelaris-jr)
- **Producer:** [Alejandro González Iñárritu](https://cinepixo.com/people/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu), [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan), [John Lesher](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lesher), [James W. Skotchdopole](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-w-skotchdopole)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Antonio Sánchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-sanchez)
- **Director of Photography:** [Emmanuel Lubezki](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuel-lubezki)
- **Editor:** [Douglas Crise](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-crise)

## Cast

- [Benjamin Kanes](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-kanes) as Birdman
- [Andrea Riseborough](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-riseborough) as Laura Alburn
- [Michael Siberry](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-siberry)
- [Clark Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/clark-middleton)
- [Susan Blackwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-blackwell)
- [Johanna Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-day)
- [Jackie Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-hoffman)
- [Michael Keaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-keaton) as Riggan Thomson
- [Damian Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/damian-young)
- [muMs da Schemer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mums-da-schemer)
- [Emma Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-stone) as Sam Thomson
- [Naomi Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-watts) as Lesley Truman
- [Stephen Adly Guirgis](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-adly-guirgis)
- [Paula Pell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-pell)
- [Lindsay Duncan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-duncan) as Tabitha Dickinson

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Official site: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/birdman/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/birdman-2014
Film facts: Wikidata (Q13255497); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.