The Birdcage

Directed by Mike Nichols

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner conceal their identities to meet their son's conservative future in-laws.
The Birdcage remains one of the funniest gay movies of the 1990s. Robin Williams and Nathan Lane are irresistible as longtime partners forced into an absurd performance of heterosexual respectability, while Mike Nichols turns the farce into a celebration of family and being unapologetically yourself.

The Birdcage

Directed by Mike Nichols

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner conceal their identities to meet their son's conservative future in-laws.

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The Birdcage remains one of the funniest gay movies of the 1990s. Robin Williams and Nathan Lane are irresistible as longtime partners forced into an absurd performance of heterosexual respectability, while Mike Nichols turns the farce into a celebration of family and being unapologetically yourself.