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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

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Movie Info
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Director -
Alejandro González Iñárritu -
Producer -
Alejandro González Iñárritu , John Lesher , Arnon Milchan , James W. Skotchdopole -
Screenwriter -
Alejandro González Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris , Armando Bo -
Distributor -
Fox Searchlight -
Production Co -
New Regency Pictures , M Prods , Le Grisbi -
Rating -
R (Language Throughout|Brief Violence|Some Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 16, 2015, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 1, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$42.3M -
Runtime -
1h 59m