Birdy
“A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.”
1984 · 2 h
Alan ParkerCast
Matthew Modine 
Nicolas Cage 
John Harkins 
Sandy Baron 
Karen Young 
Bruno Kirby
Credits
Written by: William Wharton
Plot
Two young men are scarred by the Vietnam War; one now believes he is a bird, and his friend tries to reach him in a hospital.
Sinekatalog’s take
Alan Parker's drama is odd and affecting, with Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage, and a Peter Gabriel score.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (26,913 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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