# Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

> An aging superhero star stages a desperate Broadway comeback while his fame, ego, and hallucinated alter ego threaten to overtake the production.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/114011

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Cast: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Naomi Watts, Amy Ryan, Lindsay Duncan
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, sardonic, frantic, cinephile night, theatre lovers evening

## Synopsis

A washed-up actor battles his past and present in a desperate bid for artistic redemption.

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