# The Birdcage (1996)

**German title:** The Birdcage - Ein Paradies für schrille Vögel


**Genres:** Comedy

**Duration:** 117 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [7.2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115685/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.9](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-birdcage/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 84%, Popcornmeter: 81%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/birdcage)

## Description

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.

## Details

**Premiere:** 15 May 1996

**Director:** Mike Nichols

**Cast:** Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov, Kirby Mitchell, James Lally

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y46JSmjcpeM)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-08-02 (Sunday)

- **[Rex am Ring Lichtspiele](/cinemas/286-rex-am-ring-lichtspiele.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-08-02 18:15](https://kinotickets.express/rex-koeln/booking/99545)  (OmU)