Movie·1988·161 min

Bird

Name: Bird
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1988-06-01
Duration: 161 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David

Bird is available in the US to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and 3 more apps, and is not on a subscription app right now, as of October 6, 2026.

"There are no second acts in American lives."

6.8 / 10 · TMDB

Drama Music

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.

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