Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
“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.
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Cast
55 people
Michael Keaton
Riggan
Known for
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Batman
Emma Stone
Sam
Known for
The Amazing Spider-Man
La La Land
Zach Galifianakis
Jake
Known for
The Hangover
Due Date
Edward Norton
Mike
Known for
The Incredible Hulk
American History X
Andrea Riseborough
Laura
Known for
Oblivion
The Grudge
Naomi Watts
Lesley
Known for
King Kong
Mulholland Drive
Amy Ryan
Sylvia
Known for
Bridge of Spies
The Wire
Lindsay Duncan
Tabitha
Known for
Sherlock
Rome
Merritt Wever
Annie
Known for
Unbelievable
Godless
Jeremy Shamos
Ralph
Known for
The Undoing
Better Call Saul
Damian Young
Gabriel
Known for
Ozark
House of Cards
Kenny Chin
Korean Grocer
Also in
Evil
Mancation
Alejandro G. Iñárritu Director · Armando Bo Writer Nicolás Giacobone Writer
Worldwide gross $103M · Budget $18M · United States release October 17, 2014
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$103,215,094
Gross vs. budget
5.7×
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
Worldview Entertainment
Production
New Regency Pictures
Production
M Productions
Production
Le Grisbi Productions
Production
New Regency Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 27, 2014
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · October 17, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States
August 30, 2014 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 11, 2014 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 12, 2014 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 16, 2014 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 18, 2014 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 23, 2014 · Premiere · FilmColumbia Festival
November 14, 2014 · Theatrical
Argentina
November 23, 2014 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
February 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Australia
January 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Austria
October 29, 2014 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
January 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 24, 2014 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
January 28, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Canada
October 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Chile
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
China
April 18, 2015 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 14, 2015 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Croatia
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Egypt
February 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 16, 2014 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
January 16, 2015 · Theatrical
Finland
January 16, 2015 · Theatrical
France
February 25, 2015 · Theatrical
July 8, 2015 · Physical
February 1, 2019 · Digital · VOD
March 24, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
October 23, 2014 · Premiere · Hof International Film Festival
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 13, 2015 · Theatrical
India
January 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 17, 2015 · Theatrical
July 1, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
Ireland
January 2, 2015 · Theatrical
Israel
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
April 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Kenya
January 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 16, 2015 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 21, 2015 · Premiere · International Film Festival Vilnius
April 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Malaysia
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 17, 2014 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
November 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 11, 2015 · Theatrical
New Zealand
January 15, 2015 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
November 15, 2014 · Premiere · Cinedays Film Festival
March 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Norway
February 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Peru
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 28, 2015 · Theatrical
Poland
November 15, 2014 · Premiere · Camerimage International Film Festival
January 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 8, 2015 · Theatrical
Romania
January 16, 2015 · Theatrical
Russia
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
February 28, 2015 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 28, 2015 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
January 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 19, 2014 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 9, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
January 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 11, 2014 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
January 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 28, 2014 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical · German
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical · Italian
February 25, 2015 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
November 15, 2014 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
January 16, 2015 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 27, 2015 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 12, 2015 · Premiere · Odessa International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
December 14, 2014 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 15, 2014 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 20, 2014 · Premiere · Brighton Film Festival / Leeds International Film Festival
December 26, 2014 · Limited theatrical
January 1, 2015 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 20, 2015 · Theatrical
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