Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ingnorance) is a drama directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu that stars Michael Keaton,
Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, and Naomi Watts.
The movie was released worldwide in November 2014 and earned more than $100 million on a budget of less than $20 million.
The movie won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.
It also won a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
The DVD and Blu-ray release occurred on February 17, 2015.
Rating: R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence.
Length: 1 hour 59 minutes.
Birdman (2014)
Category
Severity
Time
Description
Sentence Before
0:05:10-0:05:20
Suicide (gunshot) is discussed.
Lesley: "He was ready to die for it." Ralph: "Ask her what he did after she left him."
0:12:50-0:13:20
A mild elevated view is seen.
Riggan: "You think he'd come in this evening?" Lesley: "I'll call him and find out." Jake: "I'll call his agent."
0:21:46-0:22:17
Suicide is discussed again in the background.
Laura: "First preview tomorrow. Here we go."
0:31:02-0:31:09
Domestic violence is discussed briefly.
Riggan: "Did you know that Farrah Fawcett died the exact same day as Michael Jackson? Is that crazy? ... Why did we break up?"
0:32:31-0:32:34
Vomit is mentioned once.
Mike: "F***ing bulls**t. They don't know you, Your work, man -- they know the guy from the bird suit..."
0:43:06-0:43:31
A sexual assault is seen and discussed.
Mike: "I think I'm hard." Lesley: "No you're not. It's just sometimes you don't consider other people's feelings, is all."
0:44:36-0:44:53
A suicide (gun) is seen.
Riggan: "I don't exist. I'm not even here. None of this even matters. I don't exist. I don't exist."
0:44:51-0:46:12
The sexual assault is discussed further.
Riggan: "I don't exist. I'm not even here. None of this even matters. I don't exist. I don't exist." ...
0:44:54-0:51:51
Fake blood and blood splatter are seen for an extended period of time.
Riggan: "I don't exist. I'm not even here. None of this even matters. I don't exist. I don't exist." ...
0:49:46-0:51:15
An elevated view is seen in background.
Mike: "Hey, apart from that, I thought it was a pretty fun crowd, huh? Yeah, I..." ...
0:49:49-0:50:23
Suicide is alluded to and encouraged.
Mike: "Hey, apart from that, I thought it was a pretty fun crowd, huh? Yeah, I..." ...
0:51:35-0:52:38
An elevated view is seen in the background again.
Mike: "And then I just commented on it. Truth or dare." Sam: "Dare." Mike: "Really?" Sam: "Yeah."
0:53:45-0:54:11
A descending view is seen.
Mike: "...so I could see this street the same way I used to when I was your age." ... Sam: "Good night." ...
0:57:06-0:57:51
Child abuse is recalled and discussed.
Riggan: "You said in the interview your father was a drunk like Carver. Is that true, Mike?"
0:58:09-0:58:31
A brief scuffle occurs.
Mike: "Yeah, why don't you get your wings and your f***ing bird suit, man?"
1:00:10-1:00:12
"Flies" are mentioned briefly.
Birdman: "We grossed billions. What are you, ashamed of that? Billions."
1:05:21-1:05:23
Suicide is encouraged briefly.
Riggan: "Hey, this is exciting. Hey, we have a full house. Jake just told me." Lesley: " Yeah, that's great." ...
1:05:21-1:08:08
An elevated view is seen in the background and a person sits on a ledge.
Sam: "How did you know I'd be up here?" Mike: "Well, I didn't know, but I..."
1:08:57-1:09:09
An elevated view is seen briefly.
Mike: "Do you have any idea where you are going?" Sam: "Absolutely not."
1:09:55-1:10:18
A descending view is seen.
Riggan: "So we took the old couple up to the O.R., and we worked like hell on them through most of the night..."
1:13:57-1:16:22
A person has to walk through a crowd for an extended period of time.
Riggan: "Jimmy! ... F**k. F**. F**k."
1:14:24-1:14:28
A person wearing
costume is seen in the background.
Riggin: "Aw, Sh*t. Sh*t." Bystander: "Oh, my God! Do you see that?"
1:17:33-1:17:49
Fake blood is seen.
None
1:17:47-1:20:39
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1:20:14-1:20:50
A person walking through a crowd is discussed.
Sam: "You're becoming a trending topic." Riggan: "Really?" Sam: "Yeah. I should probably tell you about this..."
1:30:22-1:30:39
An ascending view is seen.
Birdman: "And the next time you screech...it'll explode into millions of eardrums."
1:30:40-1:33:46
Extended elevated and flyover views are seen.
Birdman: "You are a god. See, there you go, motherf***er. Gravity doesn't even apply to you."
1:34:48-1:35:03
A mild ascending view is seen.
Intermission Woman: "It's what we talk about when we talk about Riggan Thompson."
1:36:47-1:37:38
A suicide attempt is discussed.
Riggan: "I drove out to Malibu and I just sat on the beach looking out at the ocean."
1:42:31-1:42:35
A suicide (gun) is seen.
Riggan: "I don't exist. I'm not even here. Bang!... Bang!"
1:43:27-1:43:44
A person dressed in
costume is seen multiple times.
Riggan: "I don't exist. I'm not even here. Bang!... Bang!"
1:45:27-1:46:36
Suicide is discussed.
Jake: "Yeah, happy? I'm f***ing euphoric! This is the kind of review that turns people into living legends."
1:45:36-1:45:58
An elevated view is seen in the background.
Jake: "We'll use Meg Ryan's guy. Who gives a s**t."
1:46:14-1:46:30
Some bloody bandages are seen.
Jake: "Why aren't you saying anything? This is what you wanted, wasn't it? Riggan, this is what you wanted."
1:47:03-1:47:15
An elevated view is seen briefly in the background.
None
1:48:33-1:49:10
Some bloody bandages are seen.
Sam: "Uh, I'm going to get a vase for the flowers." ...
1:49:29-1:51:38
Bloody bandages and a bruised and bloody face are seen.
