Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."
6.8
362 votes
June 1, 1988
2h 41m
Drama
Music
Overview
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Rent
Buy
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire
Brewster
James Handy
Esteves
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
Morgan Nagler
KimA
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath
Sam Robards
MoscowitzG
Glenn Wright
Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison
Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs
Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp
Mayor of 52nd StreetMore like this
Born to Be Blue
2015
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021
The Doors
1991
Rocketman
2019
Out of the Blue
1981
Ray
2004
Lust for Life
1956
Neverwas
2005
To Write Love on Her Arms
2015
Enter the Void
2010
Bad Timing
1980
Nowhere Boy
2009
Heaven Knows What
2015
Coda
2020
Greta
2019
Control
2007
Mo' Better Blues
1990
Tideland
2005
Light Sleeper
1992